Hedyphane from
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
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Description
Type Locality:	Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden is the type locality for Hedyphane
Habit:	Masses and veins
Colour:	Greyish to yellowish to greenish, greasy luster
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Schweigger (1830) J. Chem. Phys.: 60, 310; 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: 857, 902, 1021; Rocks & Minerals: 60: 240; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Atopite Barylite Baryte Hematite Rhodonite Sarkinite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Hedyphane data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
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