Altavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden

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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.

References:
E. Grip& R. Frietsch. Malm i Sverige 2, Sthlm 1973 ( in Swedish)

Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Biotite
Diopside

'Feldspar Group'
'Hornblende'
Magnetite

Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
'Scapolite'

9 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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