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Ganomalite from
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ganomalite
Formula:Pb9Ca5Mn(Si2O7)4(SiO4)O
Habit:Single crystal masses
Colour:Greyish-white
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ganomalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54078
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54078:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ganomalite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
References
Nordenskiöld, A. E. (1877) Nya Mineralier från Långban. 6. Ganomalit, in Mineralogiska meddelanden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 3 (12). 382-384 doi:10.1080/11035897709446407
Dunn, Pete J., Peacor, Donald R., Valley, John W., Randall, Charles A. (1985) Ganomalite from Franklin, New Jersey, and Jakobsberg, Sweden: new chemical and crystallographic data. Mineralogical Magazine, 49 (353). 579-582 doi:10.1180/minmag.1985.049.353.12
Holtstam, Dan, Langhof, Jörgen - Eds. (1999) Långban - The mines, their minerals, geology and explorers. Raster Förlag; Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm. p.1-216.
 
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