Västanå
Västanå is a village situated in Bromölla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 130 inhabitants in 2005.[1]
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| Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°29′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Bromölla Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 501/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Västanå iron mine
In 1800 an iron ore deposit was discovered and mining began in 1804. Till the closure in 1917, 1500 tonnes of iron ore were mined. Several new minerals were discovered in that mine.[2] For example Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand discovered berlinite trolleite augelite attacolite, kirrolite and westanite in 1868 in the iron mine.[3]
Further reading
- Västanå iron mine
- Västanå Iron Mine
- Blomstrand C W (1868) Om Westanå mineralier, Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 25, 197-212
References
- "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- "Västana". www.mineralienatlas.de.
- Kauffman, George (1975). "Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand (1826–1897) Swedish chemist and mineralogist". Annals of Science. 32: 13. doi:10.1080/00033797500200541.
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