Lappvattnet, Burträsk, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lappvattnet | - not defined - |
| Burträsk | - not defined - |
| Skellefte mining district | Mining District |
| Skellefteå | Municipality |
| Västerbotten County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
Lappvattnet, Burträsk, Skellefte mining district, Västerbotten Province, Sweden
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 30' 23'' North , 20° 50' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
1.0 km2
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burträsk | 1,573 (2017) | 9.0km |
| Bureå | 2,533 (2017) | 21.2km |
| Bygdsiljum | 333 (2017) | 23.7km |
| Viken | 3,753 (2011) | 24.7km |
| Örviken | 399 (2017) | 25.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27288
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27288:6
GUID (UUID V4):
17120a0e-5bee-4c4b-ab50-82a55e1cac60
Nickel deposit.
Around 1980 a vertical shaft was made down to 120m level with a prospecting tunnel at the bottom. Close to 800 m of tunnels were made and several drill cores were taken down to 320 m depth.
So far, no mine has been opened yet but there is still interest in the area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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