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Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden

Mining district that includes Kirunavaara, Luossavaara, Rektorn, Haukivaara, Tuollavaara, Lappmalmen and Nukutus.
Note: the localities listed under Kiruna (town) are only those very close to the town.

An iron mining area (apatite-bearing iron ore)in production since end of the 19th century.
Copper mining took place already in middle of the 17th century (Svappavaara) but also recently (Viscaria, Pahtahavara- closed 1997).

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Albite
Andradite
Ankerite
'Apatite'
'Apophyllite'
Arsenopyrite
Augite
Azurite
Beraunite
Bermanite
Biotite
Bornite
Cacoxenite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorapatite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Copper
Covellite
Crandallite
Cuprite
Devilline
Diopside
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite

Dufrénite
Epidote
Erythrite
'Feldspar Group'
Ferrohornblende
Ferrostrunzite
Fluellite
Fluorapatite
Frondelite
Galena
'Garnet'
Gold
Graphite
Gypsum
Halite
Hematite
'Heulandite'
'Hornblende'
Kaolinite
Kidwellite
Laubmannite (of Moore)
Laumontite
Limonite
Magnetite
Malachite
Microcline
Mitridatite
Molybdenite
Montgomeryite
Natrolite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Jasper

Rockbridgeite
Rutile
'Scapolite'
Scolecite
Sphalerite
Stellerite
'Stilbite'
Strengite
Sylvite
Talc
Tenorite
Tinticite
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Variscite
Wavellite


87 entries listed. 65 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

- Economic Geology (1994): 89: 1249-1261.

- http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/geode/Fennoscandia/Kiruna.html

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