Rika mine, Bäckaby, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rika mine | Mine |
| Bäckaby | - not defined - |
| Vetlanda | Municipality |
| Jönköping County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 15' 1'' North , 14° 51' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
27279
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27279:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a27d00df-69b9-458c-9aea-0342b6191a41
Name(s) in local language(s):
Rikagruvan
Small gold-copper mine of unknown age. Last operated 1935-38; produced 32 ton Cu&Au ore from 2500 tons of rock. One analysis of a sample with sulfide containing quartz gave 55 ppm Au. In older granite-gneis, phyllite schist. The larger opening is 5 x 5 x 23 m (deep).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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