Location: Riddarhyttan, Kälfallet, Old Skilå Works, Lienshytte,
Skinnskatteberg, Kopparberg, Sweden
Elements: cerium, cobalt,
Scientist: Berzelius, Hisinger, Brandt,
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a long and interesting history |
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Bastnäs Mine
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information sign |
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information sign--left |
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information sign--right |
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North is right |
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Left part of the map |
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Right part of the map |
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the mine when active |
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talus pile |
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great deal of iron ore |
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mixed silicate |
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Chunks of hematite |
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samples of magnetite |
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Bent Högrelius & son, Anders |
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mineral is cerite |
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special present |
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crystal of bastnäsite |
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an old mining shed |
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wild strawberries. . . |
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. . and other flowers . . |
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and other animals |
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Old mining entrances |
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Richly colored minerals |
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Many deep pits |
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entrance to the mine |
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rich mineral sides |
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Inside the darkness |
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detects activity |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
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history of the mine area |
Kälfallet, Sweden
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named after the ancient copper mines |
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old Brandt mining area |
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mining claim |
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Brandt Manor area |
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map prepared by Roy |
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manor before it was destroyed |
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another view |
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moment it was dynamited |
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going. . . . |
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going. . . . |
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gone! |
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policy of staking claims |
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remains of some of the old buildings
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Another of the old buildings |
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fence for potential drowning hazard |
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toward the mining area |
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Descending into the pits |
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remnants of Kanthalsgruvan |
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Pellugruvan |
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Pellugruvan caved in |
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Hedningruvan |
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rich veins |
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only mine that can be visited |
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keeping the mine open
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Entering the mine
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hardhats are a priority
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Minerals of all colors |
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Needles grow |
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splashes of minerals |
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very old map
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updated map |
Old Skilå Works |
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Ulla Fredriksson and Mats Hulander |
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roasting process |
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old Swedish book |
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key ingredient is water |
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smelter needed |
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site of a former furnace |
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works moved in 1802 |
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a former two-tier furnace |
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roasting occurred |
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"Charcoal beds" |
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Slag from the furnaces |
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how stone was used |
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“From all the old-timers.” |
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The smelters |
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seasonal activities |
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Life adapts everywhere |
New Skilå Works
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New Skilå works |
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wooden pipe |
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Slag heaps |
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The Skilå works |
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At the old site |
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barren areas and vitriol stains |
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roasting oven |
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greater supply of water |
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foundation of a furnace |
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Remnants |
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Charcoal used |
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An accurate map |
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An old "hyttan." |
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Lots of bare areas |
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Paintings of the smelting process |
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Drawings of the blast furnaces |
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Painting of the roasting process |
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Stone dating from 1819. |
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preparing copper |
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assaying and storage shed |
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weighed on these scales. |
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block of copper wafers |
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haulers for the copper |
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One of the ingots |
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ingots were produced |
Lienshytte
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climb to the top |
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one of the furnaces |
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One of the air vents |
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restoration work |
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huge slag pile |
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slag from an iron smelter |
Skinnskatteberg |
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manor of Wilhelm Hisinger |
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Forestry Management School |
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building is registered |
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university of agriculture |
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inside the Hisinger home |
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the Hisinger house |
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the Hisinger house |
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the Hisinger house |
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the Hisinger house |
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Skinnskatteberg iron stamp |
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the Hisinger house |
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the Hisinger house |
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cobalt blue on vase |
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the Hisinger house |
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used 200 years ago |
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the Hisinger house |
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the Hisinger house |
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from the front porch |
Bengt Högrelius
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Riddarhyttan |
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historical mineralogical book |
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written in 1806. |
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book by Cronstedt |
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no name as the author |
Ingemar Johansson |
Kopparberg
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Ingemar Johansson
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Riddarhyttan |
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