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Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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(Bastnäsfältet)

Iron, copper and REE mines earliest mentioned in 1692. The elements cerium and lanthanum were discovered in minerals from Bastnäs. Mining during the period 1875-1888 produced 4,500 tons of cerium ore (mainly bastnäsite and allanite).



References:


- Klaproth, M.H. (1807): Chemische Untersuchung des Cererits, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Vierter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 140-152

- Haidinger, W. (1845): Handbuch bestimm. Min 1st ed., 500

- Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, 7th. edition, Volume I: 264

- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 242

- Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, Stockholm (2004): vol. 126

- Holtstam et al 2004. Håleniusite-(La) from the Bastnäs deposit, Västmanland, Sweden: A new REE oxyfluoride mineral species.
Canadian Mineralogist (2004): 42(4): 1097-1103

- Öhman, L. , Nysten, P. and Langhof, J. (2004). "Famous mineral localities: the Bastnäs mines - Riddarhyttan ore field, Bergslagen district, Västmanland, Sweden." The Mineralogical Record, 35(3),pp:187-200




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 290.]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Bastnäsite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bastnäsite-(Ce) (TL)
    (Ce,La)[F|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [Geijer (1920) Sver. Geol. Undersök., Årsbok: 14, no. 6.; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 290.]
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © B. Otter
  		•  Bastnäsite-(La)
    (La,Ce)[F|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Breithauptite
    NiSb
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Carrollite
    Cu(Co,Ni)
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cerianite-(Ce)
    (Ce
    4+
     
    		,Th)O
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Cerite-(Ce) (TL)
    (Ce,Ca)
     
    9
    		(Fe,Mg)(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		(OH)]
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1958): 43: 460; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 242, 290.]
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © B. Otter
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cobaltite
    CoAsS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cobaltkieserite (TL)
    CoSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [GFF (Geol. Fören. Stockh. Förh.) (2002), 124, 117–119]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Emplectite
    CuBiS
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Erythrite
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ferriallanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Fe
    3+
     
    		AlFe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [D. Holtstam et al. (2003) Can. Mineral. 41, 1233-1240]
  		•  'Fluocerite'
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 290.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Håleniusite-(La) (TL)
    (La,Ce)OF
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [GFF ,vol.126, 2004; Can Min (2004) 42 (4), 1097-1103]
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © L. Gustafsson
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Hisingerite (TL)
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hodrušite
    Cu
     
    8
    		Bi
     
    12
    		S
     
    22
    Reference: []
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La)[(OH,F)|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Kieserite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Cobaltkieserite
    Reference: [GFF (2002) 124:117-119. ]
  		•  Lanthanite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Nd)
     
    2
    		[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Thomas Witzke
  		•  Lanthanite-(La) (TL)
    (La,Ce)
     
    2
    		[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [Haidinger, W. (1845): Handbuch bestimm. Min 1st ed., 500; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 242.]
  		•  Linnaeite (TL)
    Co
    2+
     
    		Co
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdite
    MoO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Percleveite-(Ce) (TL)
    (Ce,La,Nd)
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Reference: [Eur. J. Mineral. (2003), 15, 725–731; Lapis 28(10), 60 (2003)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Smolianinovite
    (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)
     
    3
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Törnebohmite-(Ce) (TL)
    (Ce,La)
     
    2
    		Al(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		OH
    Type Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    Description: First described as Törnebohmite.
    Reference: [Geijer P: Sverig.Geol.Unders.(1921) ser. C, nr. 304]
    Site Photo
    Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Wittichenite
    Cu
     
    3
    		BiS
     
    3
    Reference: [Kjell Gatedal]
  		•  Wroewolfeite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    62 entries listed. 56 valid minerals. 9 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Sweden
     
    • Västmanland
      • Skinnskatteberg
        • Riddarhyttan
          • Bastnäs mines

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