Sala silver mine -97


This is a couple of the minerals I collected at Sala silver mine during my 1997 tour of Bergslagen.
I made a quick search of the dumping masses of the mine and collected some minerals. After about half an hour I decided to search after the elusive Glasgruvan.... About two hours later and a lot of walking around the mines I gave up and left for the pegmatite near Granmuren.
Mineral assemblage Serpentinite, Sphalerite, Salite, Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Cinnober, Dolomite, Pyrrhotite, Boulangerite.

Serpentinite

Probably yellow serpentinite.
Collected at Sala silver mine 1997-10-06.
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Sphalerite

This is a corner that I striked off one bigger rock. The bigger rock is tarnished in a brown orange color.
Collected 1995
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Salite

Salite with calcite. This one is collected in the Glasgruvan.
I have tried to find it for about two years now, probably walked right over it also ;-)
As a gift from Britta Bäckman in Västerås.
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Cerrusite

The cerrusite seems to have grown in a fracture, filling it up with a coarse grained mass.
Collected 1997-10-06.
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Cerrusite

Cerrusite as fillings in a crack in limestone. The sample displays a very nice luster and is heavy. It also resists all acids I've tried.
Collected 1998-04-16.
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Talc

A piece of massive talc.
Collected 1997-10-06
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