Skuleboda
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| Location | |
|---|---|
Skuleboda mine is located in Sweden Skuleboda mine Location in Sweden | |
| Location | Vänersborg |
| County | Västra Götaland |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°20′37.14″N 12°9′26.31″E / 58.3436500°N 12.1573083°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Feldspar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Closed | 1934 |
Skuleboda (Swedish: Skuleboda kvartsfältspatbrott) was a quartz and feldspar mine near Vänersborg, in western Sweden. Mining at Skuleboda begun in 1927, then halted the same year and continued again from 1931 to 1934.[1] The mined deposit is a pegmatite with a length of 45 m and a maximum width of 10 m.[1] It contains amazonite feldspar.[1] Rare occurrences of yttrotantalite has been found in the mined pegmatite.[1]