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Degerö Silver Mine, Kaitalahti, Laajasalo, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
Degerö Silver MineMine
KaitalahtiVillage
LaajasaloGroup of Islands
HelsinkiMunicipality
UusimaaRegion
FinlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° North , 25° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
1652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1652:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


NB: Degerö is the Swedish name of Laajasalo.

Also named in some litterature as the "Old silver mine in Hålvik"

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite
Formula: ~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHisingerite
var. Degeroite
9.ED.10~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
ⓘ9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ Hisingerite var. Degeroite~(Fe3+,Mg)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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