Murjek, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types | |
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Murjek | Glacial Erratic |
Jokkmokk | Municipality |
Norrbotten County | County |
Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 29' 1'' North , 20° 52' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
242628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242628:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2c970513-730d-48b4-adc8-5d806842deb5
Bixbyite was first found 1935 in glacial boulders close to Murjek. Murjek is roughly 60 km SE of the manganese mineralizations at Ultevis and lies well within the direction which the (last) ice age pulled back, but well outside the area.
Note: The coordinates are those of Murjek town.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) Formula: Mn3+2O3 |
ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
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Murjek, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden