Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
SecondaryGold, Silver, Talc-Soapstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formROUNDED COMPACT OREBODY
Ore controlCertain Limestones And Quartzites Favored Metasomatism
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gahnite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Talc
GangueActinolite, Andalusite, Anthophyllite, Biotite, Chlorite, Cordierite, Cummingtonite, Diopside, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Limestone, Quartzites (Leptite Series)
Associated rockAmphibolite,Granite
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
AlterationDolomite Altered To Ophicalcite And Skarn.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1050
Discovery year1050
Identification
Deposit ID10073123
MRDS IDW018960
Alternate namesFalu Gruva
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.59867, 15.50285
References
MAGNUSSON, N. H., 1950, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SWEDEN; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, REPT. 7, P. 371 - 79GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-38.RAUSCH AND MARIACHER, EDS., 1970, AIME SYMPOSIUM ON PB-ZN, P. 954-955.E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 288.RAUSCH AND MARIACHER, 1970; E/MJ, 1976; GRIP, 1978E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 288. DEPOSIT SIZE ESTIMATE BY D.L. MOSIER (WRITTEN COMMUM., 1983, USGS)