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Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden

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(Hasselhöjden)

Limestone quarry with ore bearing quartz veins.

Ref.:
European Journal of Mineralogy (2002) 14, 621-626





Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: []
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Description: Usually mixed with willemite.
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: []
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Grains
    Colour: Red
    Description: As thin film on copper
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: []
  		•  Djurleite
    Cu
     
    31
    		S
     
    16
    Reference: []
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Franklinite
    Zn
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Habit: Cubic singel crystals
    Colour: Black, small crystals brown in thin section.
    Description: This is the first recorded V verity of franklinite. Some crystals can hold up to 20%atom V.
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Gahnite
    ZnAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Habit: Cubic singel crystals
    Colour: Blue
    Description: Extreamly small crystal usually in chlorite.
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: []
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Kutnohorite
    Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lead
    Pb
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Mckinstryite
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Stromeyerite
    AgCuS
    Colour: Silver, blue anisotropic in reflected light x-nicols
    Description: Usually seen when Ag and Cu appears together
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Willemite
    Zn
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Habit: Singel crystal masses
    Colour: Brown
    Fluorescence: Weak green in SW.
    Description: As finegrain masses in veins with sphalerite, copper stromeyerite, silver and so on.
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
    Site Photo
    Hasselhojden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Kjell Gatedal
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Habit: Fibrous
    Colour: White
    Fluorescence: Yellow-orange (SW)
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]


    33 entries listed. 32 valid minerals.

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