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Laitakarite from
Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Laitakarite
Formula:Bi4(Se,S)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyriteⓘ5 photos of Laitakarite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ2 photos of Laitakarite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Laitakarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:53902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:53902:5
GUID (UUID V4):64b3f858-bd36-4fed-a06d-d70bf81c3769
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of microprobe data of wittite from Nevskoe and Falun, on the one hand, and cannizzarite from different...the 7H/12Q match along a, like in wittite from Falun. Nevskoe wittite is close to PbaBilo(S, Se)23, but...comparaison des analyses de wittite de Nevskoe et Falun, et de cannizzarite de diff6rents gisements, montre...rapport 7H/12Q suivant a, comme dans la wittite de Falun. La formule de la wittite de Nevskoe est proche...sulfosalt discovered by Johansson (1924) in the Falun deposit (Sweden), which was the only known occurrence of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1980 Seleniferouslead-bismuthsulphosaltsfrom Falun, Sweden: weibullite,wittite, and nordstriimite WrLLrauG...Australia Abstract Studiesof specimensfrom Falun, Sweden,reportedto contain the two minerals weibullite...Berry (1940)examined "galeno-bismutite"from Falun, Sweden(ROM M12992) and found that it contained bismuttriniteand...Thompson (1962),who also concludedthat specimensfrom Falun labelled "galenobismutite" (NMNH 84460; ROM M12..."seleniferouschiviatite" (NRS, 24083,type, Falun, Sweden) were mixtures of weibullite, selenjoseite,and
Report (issue)
11(1) c = 15.40(2) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Falun, Sweden. 3.847 (100), 3.080 (90), 3.268 (80), 3.019...(1–3) Falun, Sweden; by electron microprobe. Occurrence: Intimately intergrown with laitakarite and bismuthinite...bismuthinite in a “hornblende” rock. Association: Laitakarite, bismuthinite, gold, chalcopyrite, bismuth, pyrrhotite...pyrrhotite, quartz. Distribution: Name: From Falun, Kopparberg, Sweden. For Mats Weibull (1856–1923), who first...Karup-MĂžller, S. (1970) Weibullite, laitakarite and bismuthinite from Falun, Sweden. Geol. Fören. Förhandl. Stockholm
Report (issue)
Laitakarite Bi4 (Se, S)3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...= 39.94(3) Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Orijärvi mine, Finland. 3.072 (100), 2.246 (80), 2.112 (80), 1...93 (2) 15.4 3.3 Total 99.88 100.0 (1) Orijärvi mine, Finland; after deducting 4% of galena, sphalerite...this yields Bi3.95 (Se2.07 S0.93 )ÎŁ=3.00 . (2) Falun, Sweden; by electron microprobe; corresponds to (Bi3...quartz-anthophyllite-cordierite-biotite rocks (Orijärvi mine, Association: Chalcopyrite, bismuth, sphalerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
equivalentto the mineralwittite, first reportedfrom Falun, Sweden,by Johansson in 1924. It containsfrom 6.5 to...date are listed in Table 1. Material from Falun, Sweden,originallydescribed Fro. 1. Known minerals...in favor of laitakarite. Karup-M‱511er (1970a) reinvestigatedan originalsampleof the Falun material whichcontainedthe...tite and chi- Johansson. Platynite, also from Falun, was first describedby Flink (1910). Flink's chemical...platyniteis structurallyrelatedto ikunoliteand laitakarite. Sindeeva(1964) describedthe physical properties
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Victoria3207,Australia Abstract Proudite,from the Juno Mine at TennantCreek,Northern Territory, Australia,is...just a few of higher atomic nium isomorphismare laitakarite,BinSSer, (Odman, l94l); selenolillianite, number...rences,at Orijarvi, Finland, and the BolidenMine, Sweden,must be regardedas somewhatdoubtful, 1964). its...selenium. These three minerals were found at Falun, Sweden, an old mining district where massive pyrite...discovery of seleniferousbismuth sulphosalts in the Juno Mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia (Large
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vein system, Falun, Sweden A./~berg 1 and A.E. Falliek 2 1Geological Survey of Sweden, Mineral Resources...Information Office, Skolgatan 4, S-930 70 Mal~., Sweden 2 Isotope Geology Unit, Scottish Universities Research...Abstract. The Falun gold quartz vein mineralization is located ca 230 km NW of Stockholm, Sweden, within the...veins that crosscut the alteration zone to the Falun massive sulphide deposit. Early barren and late...evolution in 6180 of the hydrothermal fluids. The Falun mine is situated within the Early Proterozoic Bergslagen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
range of Precambrian geological environments in Sweden and Finland during the last two decades. Under-explored...Saattopora (Finland), Boliden, Ädelfors, and EnĂ„sen (Sweden), and Eidsvoll and Bidjovagge (Norway), is now...and Björkdal, Åkerberg, HarnĂ€s, and Pahtohavare (Sweden) represent a new generation of gold mines, and...interest. One hundred representative deposits in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia are discussed in this...503,700 km2, of which 25.0 percent is located in Sweden, 24.9 percent in northwestern Russia, 23.1 percent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
skippenite, tsumoite, hedleyite, pilsenite, laitakarite, ikunolite, josĂ©ite-A, josĂ©ite-B) allows compositional...established. New compositional data for ingodite, laitakarite, pilsenite, kawazulite and tellurobismuthite...more extensive in the Se-bearing phases (e.g., laitakarite) and in certain members of the system Bi–Te,...skippenite, tsumoĂŻte, hedleyite, pilsenite, laitakarite, ikunolite, josĂ©ite-A, josĂ©ite-B) nous permet...fournissons des donnĂ©es nouvelles pour ingodite, laitakarite, pilsenite, kawazulite et tellurobismuthite qui
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
redistribution at the Falun pyritic Zn-Pb-Cu-(Au-Ag) sulphide deposit, Bergslagen, Sweden T ⁎ Tobias C....LuleĂ„ University of Technology, SE-971 87 LuleĂ„, Sweden CODES ARC Centre of Excellence and TMVC ARC Research...A R T I C LE I N FO A B S T R A C T Keywords: Falun deposit Bergslagen Fennoscandian Shield Sulphide... Mineralization types at the Palaeoproterozoic Falun base metal sulphide deposit are predominantly pyritic...massive sulphide deposits. The association of the Falun mineralization with elevated Bi is reïŹ‚ected by its
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, SKELLEFTE DISTRICT, NORTHERN SWEDEN THOMAS WAGNER§ Mineralogisches Institut der UniversitÀt...Natural History, Box 50007, SE-10405 Stockholm, Sweden ABSTRACT Sulfosalt-rich vein-ores, which form...deposit, in the Skellefte district, in northern Sweden, have been investigated by a combination of ore...galena, kobellite, tetrahedrite, bournonite and laitakarite. The vein ores display structures indicative...selenian galena + laitakarite, (ii) tetrahedrite + laitakarite, and (iii) bournonite + laitakarite. Both kobellite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
analyse-sof blsmuth minerals in the tailings irom the iuno Mine ore' which were carried out by Hendley and Schultz...and Large and Mumme (1975t isolated, from the Juno mine ore body ipecimens, seleniferous bismuth-lead-copper...Seleniferouslead-bismuth sulfosalts have been reported from Falun, Sweden,where the material originallydescribed by W...D. Wark, MelbourneUniverseleniferous phasefrom Falun which he namedwittite sity, gave the average composition...centrosymmetricspace rences,only two species-namely, laitakarite and group C2/m was the most probable, a choicewhich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
als thoughtto haveoccurredat the FrederickVII's mine in (Sehonwandt, 1983)andprobably theProvideneia...Galena-clausthalite s.s. Heyrovskyite Junoitc Laitakarite Molybdenite Platynite Pyrite Cu‱FeS4 CuFeS2...Junomine,Australia Falun,Sweden Kuusamo, Finland Undefined locality Blo‱vout mine,ŸVyoming Kvacek(1973)...Bi6Pb4S9Se4 20.0 14.03 Undefined locality Falun,Sweden Uytenbogaardt andBurke(1971) Karup-Moller (1970)..."Wittite"(?) Bi‱PbsS‱S% BimPb‱(S,Se)2‱ 8.46 15.3 Falun,Sweden Junomine,Australia Johansson (1924) LargeandMumme(1975)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
first described by Vorma (1959) from the Orjarvi mine in Finland and given the composition Bi4(S,Se)3...Later the mineral was found in material from Falun in Sweden. The mineral from this locality has the composition...Karup-Mþller, S. (1970): Weibullite, laitakarite, and bismuthinite from Falun, Sweden. – Geol. Foreningen Forhandlinger... Spec. Pap. 1: 270 – 271. Vorma, A. (1960): Laitakarite a new Bi – Se-mineral. – Bull. Comm. Geol. Finl
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the following deposits: Falun (Sweden), weibullite Pb6Bi8(Se,S)18, laitakarite Bi4Se2S, and nordströmite...nordströmite CuPb3Bi7(Se4,S10) [9, 12]; Boliden (Sweden), laitakarite Bi4Se2(S,Te) [15]; and Trout Lake in Flin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
karup-Moller, S. (1970): Weibullite, laitakarite and bismuthinite from Falun, Sweden. – Geol. Foren. Forh. 92: 181–187...Weibullite Ag0.32Pb5.09Bi8.55Se6.08S11.92 from Falun, Sweden: a higher homologue of galenobismutite. – Canadian...Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. eschweizerbart_xxx 33
Report (issue)
areas). Sample is from the Buckskin National Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada. Photograph by Peter Vikre, U.S...............................................Q26 Mine Waste Characteristics.............................discovered in 1817 in pyrite from copper mines in Sweden. It is a trace element in Earth’s crust, with an...processing of pyrite from the copper mines at Falun, Sweden. The sludge was red in color and developed the...1989). The total U.S. supply was always higher than mine production during this period, with a high of 831
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
labelled ,,galenobismuthinite" from the Silver Bell Mine, Red Mountain, Ouray, Colorado. Discussion: The...The locality is the Mammoth-st. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona. The mineral is colorless, has...synthetic material. A type specimen from the Hi-Ho Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, is deposited in the National Mineral...Weibullite, Iaitakarite, and bismuthinite from Falun, Sweden. Geol,.Foren. Fi)rb.92, 181-187. Weibullite...mixture of weibullite, selenjoseite (later called laitakarite), and bismuthinite. This is now confirmed by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
related seleniferous bismuth sulfosalts from Juno mine, Northern Territory, Australia. Econ. Geol. 70,...structure of nordströmite CuPb3Bi7(S,Se)14, from Falun, Sweden: a member of the junoite homologous series....(1980): Bohdanowiczite, junoite, laitakarite from the Kidd Creek mine, Timmins, Ontario. Can. Mineral
Book (edition)
Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...vein in jasper (red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL...grey), carbonate matrix (dark grey); HimmelsfĂŒrst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kampmann et al. (2018) showed that pyrite from the Falun ZnPb-Cu-(Au-Ag) deposit metamorphosed to a higher...products associated with some pyrite at the Brukunga mine, while Skwarnecki et al. (2002) identiïŹed barite...of pyrite in the Nairne Pyriten Member, Brukunga mine, drill hole Nairne Pyrite 13, 205.0 m. b. Thin laminae...and 1.78% Pb in pyritic rocks from the Brukunga mine. 4.3. Mount Torrens Pb-Zn-Ag prospect The Mt. Torrens...from the Nairne Pyrite Member at the Brukunga Fe-S mine and the Mt. Torrens Pb-Zn prospect. a. Subhedral
Book (edition)
(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland, Sweden [j]; Nic. // B Native lead (isotropic...internal reflections); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland, Sweden [j]; Nic. + C Small grain of
Journal (volume)
KIRJOITUKSIA - V XV PAPERS 1. ATSO VORMA, Laitakarite a New Bi·Se-mineral .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ....Lantbrukshögskolan, Uppsala 7, Sverige Promenaden 17-19, Falun, Sverige 909-85 Richmond Street W., Toronto, Ont...7, K0benhavn K, Danmark LustigknoppsvÀgen 4 C, Falun, Sverige Dept. of Geology, Queen's Univ., Belfast...now as member of a number of committees. 1 LAITAKARITE A NEW Bi-Se-MINERAL 1 BY ATSO VORMA Geological...describes a new Bi-Se-mineral discovered at the OrijÀrvi mine in SWFinland. The chemical composition is Bi 4 Se
Journal (volume)
KIRJOITUKSIA - V XV PAPERS 1. ATSO VORMA, Laitakarite a New Bi·Se-mineral .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ....Lantbrukshögskolan, Uppsala 7, Sverige Promenaden 17-19, Falun, Sverige 909-85 Richmond Street W., Toronto, Ont...7, K0benhavn K, Danmark LustigknoppsvÀgen 4 C, Falun, Sverige Dept. of Geology, Queen's Univ., Belfast...now as member of a number of committees. 1 LAITAKARITE A NEW Bi-Se-MINERAL 1 BY ATSO VORMA Geological...describes a new Bi-Se-mineral discovered at the OrijÀrvi mine in SWFinland. The chemical composition is Bi 4 Se
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2007). Platynite, Pb4 Bi7 S4 Se7 = a mixture of laitakarite and galena (Holtstam & Söderhielm, 1999) (retained...new mineral species from Findley Gulch, Saguache County, Colorado, USA. Can. Mineral., 42, 1739-1743. Bindi...(2005): Garavellite, FeSbBiS4 , from the Caspari mine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: composition, physical...pearceite–polybasite group from the De Lamar mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA. Can. Mineral. (accept.). Birch...Sb)8 S13 , from the Mercury gold deposit, Tooele County, Utah, U.S.A. Am. Mineral., 80, 394-399. Sulfosalt
 
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