Vassijaure, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types | |
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Vassijaure | Village |
Kiruna | Municipality |
Norrbotten County | County |
Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 25' 46'' North , 18° 15' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tennevollen | 250 (2013) | 39.8km |
Setermoen | 2,410 (2010) | 48.1km |
Sjøvegan | 723 (2014) | 52.1km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Ofoten Amatørgeologiske Forening | Narvik | 34km |
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Swedish:
Vassijaure, Kirunas kommun, Norrbottens län, Sverige
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Reference: Collection of Torbjörn Lorin, Sweden |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Collection of Aksel Österlöf. |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Aksel Österlöf (visual ID) |
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Description: As small 5-7 mm nodules in upper greenschist to lower amphibolite
facies mafic schists that form small enclaves in gneissic
granites of the Rombak-Sjangeli basement culmination in the northem
Scandinavian Caledonides (Romer & Wright 1992). Reference: Romer, R.L.& Wright, J.E. (1992): U-Pb dating of columbites: A geochronologic tool to date magnetism and ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56, 2137-2142 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Aksel Österlöf (visual ID) |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Aksel Österlöf (visual ID and based on magnetism) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Collection of Torbjörn Lorin, Sweden; Nysten, P. (2020) Hydrotermala gångar av alpin typ från den svenska delen av Kaledoniderna- mineralogi, värdbergarter och regional fördeling. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2020: 20-35 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Nysten, P. (2020) Hydrotermala gångar av alpin typ från den svenska delen av Kaledoniderna- mineralogi, värdbergarter och regional fördeling. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2020: 20-35 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Romer, R.L.& Wright, J.E. (1992): U-Pb dating of columbites: A geochronologic tool to date magnetism and ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56, 2137-2142 [Sample from Vassijaure area used in the study]
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