Jagoite

  
 
  
Jagoite in melanotekite
Origin: Langban, Sweden
ex. Andreas Forsberg collection
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Ex - Pinch Collection Ex - Feinglos Collection
Origin: Langban mine, Filipstad, Värmland , Sweden (type locality)
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 3 mm (top), 4 x 3 x 2 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
This specimen is rich in jagoite - a rare lead iron silicate. It was found during World War 2 in the Canberra workings of the mine. It was named after California philanthropist John B. Jago who supported a lot of the Långban research at the Swedish Natural History Museum.
Origin: Långban, Sweden
Harry von Eckermann Collection
Sample size: 1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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