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Sternbergite from
Kongens Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sternbergite
Formula:AgFe2S3
Comments:Brünnich (1777) describe "sølv-holdig kis" (silver bearing sulphide) from Kongens Mine and Gottes Hülfe Mine. Probably sternbergite.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite1 photo of Sternbergite associated with Acanthite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sternbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kongens Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:220366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:220366:9
GUID (UUID V4):9389880c-3d4f-46cb-893c-bcfaa21db5d6
Nearest other occurrences of Sternbergite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Gottes Hülfe in der Noth Mine (Gottes Hülfe Mine), Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
2.3km (1.4 miles) Fräulein Christiane Mine, Underberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
71.5km (44.4 miles) Akersberg Mines, St. Hanshaugen, Oslo, Norway
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralfunn på Kongsberg etter nedleggelsen av Sølvverket Fred Steinar Nordrum Sølvgruvene på Kongsberg (1623-1958)...leting etter mineraler i sølvforekomstene på Kongsberg av samlere bosatt i Norge tok til om­ kring 1970...så som Lars Gulliksen og Per H. Sælebakke fra Kongsberg og Tore Solberg og Stein Jacobsen fra Drammen...flaten, men fra 1972 på Vinoren og 1973-74 i Overberget og Underberget også langs stollnivåene inne i...enerett til drift av sølv- og gullforekomster i Kongsberg, Flesberg og Eiker opphevet. Dermed ble ble det
Journal (issue)
cultural standpoint. These are localities rich in mining history and regional flavor; the old drifts and...on silver mining in G erm any.................. by W. Lieber and H. Leyerzapf 3 Kongsberg Famous mineral...mineral localities: the Kongsberg silver mines, N o r w a y .............................................Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...COVER: Kongens article in photo © SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See
Report (issue)
GEOLOGISKE UNDERSØKELSE NR. 162 SILVER DEPOSITS AT KONGSBERG (THE MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE OF A NATIVE SILVER- COBALT-NICKEL...(p. 106) have not up till non been knownTTrom Kongsberg. This alBo applies to stellerite, which is a rather...at the present locality of the mine Kongens grube (His Majesty's Mine). According to tradition the find...to the effect that one Fig. 1. Key map of them, mine Kessel, has been worked showing location of at a...foundation of Kongsberg. the Kongsberg Silver Works. It strikes one that the region around Kongsberg, i. e.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
no other group of minerals has more associated mining lore or history. Silver financed empires and great...recovered as a byproduct of low-grade copper and lead mining. This fact, coupled with the historically low price...copper were the first). The earliest known siIver mining occurred in Cappadocia in Asia Minor and is dated...probably reflects the fact that the earliest silver mining amounted to gathering the metal in its native state...silverware trade (Grimwade 1985). The other great silver-mining center of ancient times was Spain. The earliest
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of, FRG) Great Britain Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Swi~erland 181 13 63 72...mineral species: an exception is the mining museum of Kongsberg, Norway, showing only a single species (silver)...aspects of Africa and its inhabitants, such as mining, agriculture, zoology, special botany, prehistoric...Hardenbergstr. 42, D-1000 Berlin 12 030-314-2254 Mining and metallurgy building, at Ernst-Reuter Square...Dr S. Herting (Mrs) Notes The original Royal Mining Academy of Berlin was founded in 1770 by a decree
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Professor of Geology and Economic Geology Freiberg Mining Academy Translated and Revised by WALTER HARVEY...Institution of Mining Engineers (England) Member American ; Member Institute of Mining Member of the...the Washington Institute of Mining Engineers; and Metallurgy; Academy WITH 272 of Science, etc., etc...ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL 1905 Copyright, 1905, by .THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL TRANSLATOR'S...Chrome Deposits of Hestmando and Other Localities in Norway. (6) The Chromite Ore Deposit of Kraubath in Upper
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Acta International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts Journal of...explain the ideas of those who have worked on it (and mine, where they differ from those readily available...higher-temperature, silver-bearing variety. In Norway, three of the deposits (Sulitjelma, Bleikvassli...countries: Ireland England Scotland 3 7 1 Wales Norway Sweden 1 7 17 Finland Poland USSR 12 2 30. ...near-neutral solutions . . . . There may even be a small field near neutrality where polysulfide species are more
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Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...flattened rhombohedrons (resembling those of Froland, Norway) to 12 cm across, some individuals weighing up...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...richterite (Menezes and Martins, 1984). EUROPE NORWAY Omdal, Froland, Aus~Agder. Thick-tabular to equant
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
University, the Geological surveys of Finland and Norway, Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish...copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started in 1968 and the current mining depth...in the Rödingsfjället nappe complex, Nordland, Norway . . .............................................Massive Zn-Cu-Pb deposits in the Røros ore district, Norway: setting and formation .........................X. Matos The Jörn granitoid complex, Skellefte mining district, Sweden: petrography, lithogeochemistry
 
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