Cubanite from
Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Ărebro County, Sweden
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Cubanite | |
| Formula: | CuFe2S3 | |
| Comments: | First described as a new mineral, "Chalmerite" but later development in mineralogy identified it as the same mineral as Cubanite. Later testing on new material in 1924 confirmed that cubanite was present at the site. Exactly which mine in Kaveltorp Ore Field the samples were collected in is not revealed in the article by Per Geijer. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Chalcopyrite | â1 photo of Cubanite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cubanite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Ărebro County, Sweden | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 56234 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:56234:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5717e137-95fc-47dc-9e5f-02b33aa8819c | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cubanite | ||
| 28.6km (17.7 miles) | âHĂ€llefors silver mines, HĂ€llefors, Ărebro County, Sweden | |
| 28.7km (17.8 miles) | âMellan ore field (Middle field), HĂ€llefors silver mines, HĂ€llefors, Ărebro County, Sweden | |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | âUpper Leptitehalleflinta group, HĂ€llefors, Ărebro County, Sweden | |
| 33.4km (20.8 miles) | âBastnĂ€s Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, VĂ€stmanland County, Sweden | |
| 36.4km (22.6 miles) | âFinnfalls mine, GruvĂ„sen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| 37.3km (23.2 miles) | âTorskebĂ€cks mine, GruvĂ„sen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | âGĂ„sborn, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | âLĂ„ng Mines, GruvĂ„sen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| 40.6km (25.2 miles) | âGetberg mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | âLĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden | |
| References | ||
Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Ărebro County, Sweden