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Holmtjärn, Stora Tuna, Borlänge, Dalarna County, Swedeni
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HolmtjärnMine
Stora TunaParish
BorlängeMunicipality
Dalarna CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 21' 31'' North , 15° 15' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Idkerberget252 (2017)3.1km
Halvarsgårdarna317 (2017)8.7km
Romme1,735 (2018)15.5km
Borlänge41,955 (2017)17.1km
Repbäcken233 (2017)18.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
62148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62148:0
GUID (UUID V4):
efb18b0c-1d49-4b4b-8214-d4efd9bb1382
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Idkerberget
Other Languages:
Swedish:
Holmtjärnsgruvan, Stora Tuna, Borlänge kommun, Dalarnas län, Sverige


Located 3 km SO of Idkerberget,and N of Rämshyttan railway station.
Coarse granite pegmatite, locally enriched in REE-minerals.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'Gadolinite'
Keiviite-(Y)
Formula: Y2Si2O7
Kimuraite-(Y)
Formula: Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
Colour: White
Fluorescence: None
Description: Silky white films of later formed Kimuraite-(Y) on yttrialite-(Y). Field of view: 40mm. Collected from the dump in 2014. Veryfied: By XRD, 2014, The Swedish Museum of Natural History. SEM-EDS, 2014,The Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Tengerite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Description: No data. No reference.
Thalénite-(Y)
Formula: Y3Si3O10F
Thortveitite
Formula: Sc2Si2O7
Habit: long prismatic crystals up to 10 cm
Colour: greyish green
Description: Contents high concentrations of mainly Y. "The Sc-and Y-rich silicate from Holmtjärnsgruvan may be a Y-dominant species" (Langhof 1996)
Yttrialite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Th)2Si2O7

Gallery:

(Y,Th)2Si2O7 Yttrialite-(Y)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Tengerite-(Y) ?5.CC.10Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Kimuraite-(Y)5.CC.15Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Keiviite-(Y)9.BC.05Y2Si2O7
Thortveitite9.BC.05Sc2Si2O7
Yttrialite-(Y)9.BC.05(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Thalénite-(Y)9.BJ.20Y3Si3O10F
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Gadolinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
H Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
CCarbon
C Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
C Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
OOxygen
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
O Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
O Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
O Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
O ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
O Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
FFluorine
F Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
AlAluminium
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
Si Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Si ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
Si Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
ScScandium
Sc ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
YYttrium
Y Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
Y Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
Y Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Y Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Y Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NdNeodymium
Nd Kimuraite-(Y)Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4 · 6H2O
ThThorium
Th Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7

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