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Acanthite
Formula:	Ag₂S
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Klint mines, Tysslinge, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








'Allanite'
Localities:	Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Guldsmedsboda ore field, Kvistbro, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Almandine
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Andalusite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden







Andradite
Formula:	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Anthophyllite
Formula:	☐{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Antigorite
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Antimony
Formula:	Sb
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Apatite'
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.








'Apophyllite'
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Argentopentlandite
Formula:	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Högberg iron mine, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Nygruvan, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Augite
Formula:	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Axinite-(Fe)
Formula:	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Localities:	Tryggeboda, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Benavidesite
Formula:	Pb₄(Mn,Fe)Sb₆S₁₄
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Bertrandite
Formula:	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Locality:	Falla, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Beryl
Formula:	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Localities:	Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Kinkhyttan, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Falla, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Vagerstadalen, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: Beryl from Närke, Sweden
'Biotite'
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Bismuth
Formula:	Bi
Localities:	Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Falla, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Bismuthinite
Formula:	Bi₂S₃
Localities:	Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Bismuthinite var: Antimonian Bismuthinite
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Bornite
Formula:	Cu₅FeS₄
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Breithauptite
Formula:	NiSb
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Torbjörn Lorin 2011. Breithauptite from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Brucite
Formula:	Mg(OH)₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.






Photo: © Aksel Österlöf. Calcite from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Chalcocite
Formula:	Cu₂S
Localities:	Rastorp, Länna, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







'Chlorite Group'
Localities:	Klint mines, Tysslinge, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Clinochlore
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Locality:	Kvinnersta Torp, Axberg, Närke, Sweden







Clinozoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Cobaltite
Formula:	CoAsS
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Dampetorp mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Torbjörn Lorin 2011. Cobaltite from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Cobaltpentlandite
Formula:	(Co,Ni,Fe)₉S₈
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Copper
Formula:	Cu
Localities:	Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Rastorp, Länna, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Cordierite
Formula:	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden







Corundum
Formula:	Al₂O₃
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Costibite
Formula:	CoSbS
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden ? (more information)







Cubanite
Formula:	CuFe₂S₃
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Torbjörn Lorin 2011. Cubanite from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Datolite
Formula:	Ca(HBSiO₅)
Locality:	Tryggeboda, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Diopside
Formula:	CaMgSi₂O₆
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Dolomite
Formula:	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Localities:	Sanna mines, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Dravite
Formula:	Na(Mg₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Localities:	Ekeberg marble quarry, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Emplectite
Formula:	CuBiS₂
Locality:	Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Kjell Gatedal. Emplectite from Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden
Epidote
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Guldsmedsboda ore field, Kvistbro, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Kinkhyttan, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © AÖ. Epidote from Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Fayalite
Formula:	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Fayalite-Tephroite Series var: Knebelite'
Formula:	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄
Localities:	Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Sanna mines, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Fromma mines, Hallsberg, Närke, Sweden







'Feldspar Group'
Localities:	Vagerstadalen, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden








Ferro-hornblende ?
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₄Al}(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden - erroneously reported







Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Kvinnersta Torp, Axberg, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Ekers Quarry, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © AÖ 2009. Fluorite from Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden
Forsterite
Formula:	Mg₂SiO₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Freibergite
Formula:	(Ag_4+2xCu_2-2x)[(Cu, Ag)₄(Fe, Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₂S_1-x (0 < x < 1)
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Gahnite
Formula:	ZnAl₂O₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.







Gersdorffite
Formula:	NiAsS
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Giessenite
Formula:	Pb₂₇Cu₂(Bi,Sb)₁₉S₅₇
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Brent Thorne 2011. Giessenite from Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Glaucodot
Formula:	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Glaucophane
Formula:	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality:	Kvarntorp, Kumla, Närke, Sweden







Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Graphite
Formula:	C
Localities:	Tryggeboda, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Grossular
Formula:	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Tryggeboda, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Gudmundite
Formula:	FeSbS
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Guldsmedsboda ore field, Kvistbro, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Sanna mines, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Klint mines, Tysslinge, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Hornblende'
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.








Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Izoklakeite (TL)
Formula:	Pb₂₇(Cu,Fe,Ag)₂(Sb,Bi)₁₉S₅₇
Type Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Habit:	aggregates up to a few mm in diameter
Description:	Aggregates intergrown with Jaskólskiite, native bismuth, galena, pyrrhotite and, rarely, native antimony.
Reference:	HARRIS, D.C., ROBERTS, A.C. & CRIDDLE, A.J. (1986): Izoklakeite, a new mineral species from Izok Lake, Northwest Territories. Canadian Mineralogist 24, 1-5. ZAKRZEWSKI, M.A. & MAKOVICKY, E. (1986): Izoklakeite from Vena, Sweden, and kobellite homologous series. Canadian Mineralogist 24, 7-18. MAKOVICKY, E. & MUMME, W.G. (1986): The crystal structure of izoklakeite, Pb51.3Sb20.4Bi19.5Ag1.2Cu2.9Fe0.7S114. The kobellite homologous series and its derivatives. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 153, 121-145. ARMBRUSTER, T. & HUMMEL, W. (1987): (Sb,Bi,Pb) ordering in sulfosalts: crystal-structure refinement of a Bi-rich izoklakeite. Am. Mineral. 72, 821-831.



Photo: © 2008, JGW. Izoklakeite from Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Jaskólskiite (TL)
Formula:	Pb_2+xCu_x(Sb,Bi)_2-xS₆ (x = 0.2)
Type Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Reference:	Can.Min.(1984) 22, 481-485,486-491; [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]





Photo: © 2008, JGW. Jaskólskiite from Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Sanna mines, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Kieftite
Formula:	CoSb₃
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Kobellite (TL)
Formula:	Pb₂₂Cu₄(Bi,Sb)₃₀S₆₉
Type Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Reference:	Can Min 9 (1968), 371; Zakrzewski, M.A., M.A. & Makovicky, E. (1986): Izoklakeite from Vena, Sweden, and kobellite homologous series. Canadian Mineralogist 24, 7-18.





Photo: © Arliguie M. Kobellite from Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Kobellite var: Antimonian Kobellite
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Laumontite
Formula:	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Torbjörn Lorin 2011. Laumontite from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Lillianite
Formula:	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Mackinawite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Locality:	Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Manganogrunerite
Formula:	☐{Mn²⁺₂}{Fe²⁺₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Kinkhyttan, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Fromma mines, Hallsberg, Närke, Sweden







Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Marialite
Formula:	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Maucherite
Formula:	Ni₁₁As₈
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Meneghinite
Formula:	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Microcline
Formula:	KAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: Microcline from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Molybdenite
Formula:	MoS₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Muscovite var: Sericite
Locality:	Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








Nickeline
Formula:	NiAs
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Nickelskutterudite var: Chloanthite
Formula:	NiAs₂ - excess As up to As_2.5
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Olivine'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







~~Paracostibite~~
Formula:	CoSbS
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Parkerite
Formula:	Ni₃Bi₂S₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Pentlandite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Phlogopite
Formula:	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Prehnite
Formula:	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Localities:	Tryggeboda, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Kjell Gatedal. Prehnite from Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden
Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.







'Pyrobitumen var: Thucholite'
Localities:	Knalla Mine, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Nygruvan, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden








'Pyroxene Group'
Locality:	Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden








Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:	SiO₂
Locality:	Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © AÖ. Amethyst from Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden
Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Locality:	Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © AÖ 2004. Smoky Quartz from Hässelkulla, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden
Rutile
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Safflorite
Formula:	(Co,Fe,Ni)As₂
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







'Scapolite'
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden








Scheelite
Formula:	Ca(WO₄)
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Schorl
Formula:	Na(Fe²⁺₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Localities:	Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Stimmerkulla, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ekeberg marble quarry, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden







'Serpentine Group'
Formula:	D₂[Si₂O₅](OH)4 + or - nH₂O
Localities:	Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Evighet Mine, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden







Sillimanite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Silver
Formula:	Ag
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Rastorp, Länna, Närke, Sweden Knalla Mine, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Nygruvan, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Periers shaft, Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © . Silver from Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
Skutterudite
Formula:	(Co,Fe,Ni)As_2-3
Locality:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Skutterudite var: Smaltite
Formula:	(Co,Fe,Ni)As₂
Localities:	Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Spinel
Formula:	MgAl₂O₄
Localities:	Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Talc
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Locality:	Läggesta Mines, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Tennantite
Formula:	(Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)₁₂As₄S₁₃
Localities:	Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Evighet Mine, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden







Tetrahedrite
Formula:	(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)₁₂Sb₄S₁₃
Localities:	Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Titanite
Formula:	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







'Tourmaline'
Formula:	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Localities:	Ingelsby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Åmme, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Guldsmedsboda ore field, Kvistbro, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden






Photo: Tourmaline from Närke, Sweden
Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals. Tremolite from Ekeberg marble quarry, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden
Uvite
Formula:	Ca(Mg₃)MgAl₅(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Locality:	Ekeberg marble quarry, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Torbjörn Lorin, 2011. Uvite from Ekeberg marble quarry, Glanshammar, Örebro, Närke, Sweden
Valleriite
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Locality:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Vesuvianite
Formula:	(Ca,Na,☐)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe³⁺)₁₃(☐,B,Al,Fe³⁺)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(OH,F,O)₁₀
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Wollastonite
Formula:	CaSiO₃
Localities:	Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden Hässelkulla Copper Mine, Vintrosa, Lekeberg, Närke, Sweden







Zippeite
Formula:	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O
Locality:	Västerby, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Localities:	Högmon mine, Åmmeberg, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden







Zoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Zinkgruvan Mines, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Närke, Sweden Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden






Photo: © Kjell Gatedal. Zoisite from Frosvidal, Örebro, Närke, Sweden

127 entries listed. 103 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

References

Magnusson, NH. The origin of the iron ores in Central Sweden and the history of their alterations. SGU Ser C 643. 1970

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