Älgön, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Älgön | - not defined - |
| Persberg ore district | Mining District |
| Filipstad | Municipality |
| Värmland County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
Älgön, Persberg ore district, Bergslagen mining district, Sweden
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
47258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47258:3
GUID (UUID V4):
020016b4-3a45-4ebf-8c49-fa137548f0ac
Name(s) in local language(s):
Älgön, Persbergs malmtrakt, Filipstad, Värmland, Sverige
Three iron mines exist on Älgön (Moose Island); Reinholdsgruvan, Älgögruvan and Hökkullsgruvan. Mining was quite likely done very intermittent during 1850-1900 appr.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gedrite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ | Gedrite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Mg | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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