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Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden

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Kiruna town, with nearby localities.
The localities in Kiruna district are well out of town (distance 20-45 km).




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261; 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
    Site Photo
    Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
    Site Photo
    Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Grip, E.& Frietsch, R; ” Malm i Sverige 2”, Almqvist&Wiksell, Stockholm 1973 (in Swedish)]
  		•  Annite
    KFe
    2+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:820-839; 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [GFF 20, 77]
  		•  Apatite-(CaOH)
    var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(OH,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  'Apophyllite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Viscaria Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261]
  		•  Beraunite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 960.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [found UG during geol mapping 1980; Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261]
  		•  Cacoxenite
    Fe
    3+
    24
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|O
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    17
    		] · 17H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in magnetite ore.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 998.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish); Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261; 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
    Site Photo
    Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Torbjörn Lorin 2007
  		•  Chalcoalumite
    CuAl
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish); 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: []
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Viscaria Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Devilline
    CaCu
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [found UG during geol mapping 1980]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Dufrénite
    Ca
     
    0.5
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 760, 998.; Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261; Econ Geol (1994) 89:820-839; 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Microcline
    var: Amazonite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Phosphosiderite
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 771.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish); 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [GFF 13, 368]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Strengite
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in veinlets in magnetite ore.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 760.]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Thaumasite
    Ca
     
    3
    		[CO
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Si(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Viscaria Mine, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden
    © Jorge M. Alves
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1249-1261; 33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    52 entries listed. 42 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Sweden
     
    • Lappland
      • Kiruna

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