Falla, Askersund, Närke, Sweden
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 58° 56' 24'' North , 14° 58' 44'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 58.94001,14.97912 |
| Other regions containing this locality: | Scandinavia |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
Falla quarry located ~1300 m WSW of Skyllberg village s roughly 40x 6 m and according to the previous owner ~10 m deep.
About 500 m further SW is a smaller testpit in a 1 m wide pegmatite.
In another testpit called PUKABERGET some 2 km south of Skyllberg is a muscoviterich pegmatite. According to J Eklund should native Bi or bismuthinite been found.
(from Sundius)
The Stockholm Museum Of Nat Hist. database no NRM 18910193 give Falla as source for the native Bi.
Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
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| Orosirian 1800 - 2050 Ma ID: 2631807 |
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References
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Sundius, N (1951)- Kvarts, fältspat och glimmer. SGU ser C 520
