Altavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types | |
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Altavaara Deposit | Deposit |
Kiruna | Municipality |
Norrbotten County | County |
Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 49' 38'' North , 20° 35' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Jukkasjärvi | 607 (2017) | 2.8km |
Tuolluvaara | 979 (2017) | 11.0km |
Kiruna | 17,037 (2017) | 15.5km |
Svappavaara | 400 (2017) | 28.1km |
Other Languages:
Swedish:
Altavaara, Kirunas kommun, Norrbottens län, Sverige
15 km E of Kiruna town is the skarn iron deposit Altavaara. Two parallel ore horizons all in all about 3km long, striking NNW-SSE. 7 Mton ore down to 100 m depth.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
ⓘ 'Scapolite' Reference: Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Grip, E. & R. Frietsch (1973). Malm i Sverige 2, Stockholm, Almqvist & Wicksell: 1973 ( in Swedish)
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