Regional Report: Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden

Mining district that includes Kirunavaara, Luossavaara, Rektorn, Haukivaara, Tuollavaara, Lappmalmen and Nukutus. Note: the localities listed under Kiruna (town) are only those very close to the town. An iron mining area (apatite-bearing iron ore)in production since end of the 19th century. Copper mining took place already in middle of the 17th century (Svappavaara) but also recently (Viscaria, Pahtahavara- closed 1997).

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Actinolite - 3

Albite - 6, 8

Andradite - 3

Ankerite - 16, 8

'Apatite' - 11, 3, 8, 9, 18, 1

Apatite-(CaCl) - 11

Apatite-(CaF) - 11, 16

'Apophyllite' - 11

Arsenopyrite - 3

Augite - 9

Azurite - 3, 16, 9, 5

Beraunite - 11

Bermanite - 11

Biotite - 11, 18, 1

Bornite - 3, 16, 12

Cacoxenite - 11

Calcite - 11, 22, 3, 14, 18

'Chabazite' - 11, 3

Chalcocite - 3, 12

Chalcopyrite - 3, 16, 5, 12, 19

'Chlorite Group' - 11, 9, 18

Chrysocolla - 11, 3, 16, 9

Chrysotile - 16

Copper - 3, 16

Covellite - 3, 16

Crandallite - 11

Cuprite - 16, 5

Devilline - 16

Diopside - 11, 3, 1

Dufrénite - 11

Epidote - 11, 3, 16, 6

Erythrite - 3

'Feldspar Group' - 1

Ferrohornblende - 11

Ferrostrunzite - 11

Fluellite - 11

Frondelite - 11

Galena - 9

'Garnet Group' - 3

Gold - 3, 16

Graphite - 16

Gypsum - 11

Hematite - 11, 3, 8, 4, 14, 18, 24

'Heulandite' - 11

'Hornblende' - 16, 9, 1

'Jasper' - 9

Kaolinite - 3

Kidwellite - 11

Laubmannite - 11

Laumontite - 11

Limonite - 3

Magnetite - 11, 3, 16, 8, 9, 12, 19, 4, 14, 18, 24, 1

Malachite - 3, 16, 5

Microcline - 11

Mitridatite - 11

Molybdenite - 3

Montgomeryite - 11

Natrolite - 11

Prehnite - 6

Pyrite - 3, 16, 1

Pyrrhotite - 16, 1

Quartz - 11, 16, 6, 8, 12, 18

Rockbridgeite - 11

Rutile - 16

'Scapolite' - 11, 3, 9, 12, 19, 1

Scolecite - 11

Sphalerite - 16

'Stilbite' - 11, 3

Stilbite-Ca - 11

Strengite - 11

Talc - 16

Tenorite - 16

Tinticite - 11

Titanite - 11, 9

'Tourmaline' - 12

Tremolite - 16, 6

Variscite - 11

Wavellite - 11

78 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Altavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
2	Ekströmsberg, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
3	Gruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
4	Harrejaur, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
5	Huornats, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
6	Kalixfors bridge, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
7	Keskinen Käyrävaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
8	Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
9	Kurravaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
10	Laukujärvi, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
11	Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
12	Lieteksavo prospect, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
13	Louvinjunanen, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden

14	Mertainen, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
15	Nakerivaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
16	Pahtohavare, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
17	Painirova, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
18	Pattok (Pattovare), Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
19	Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
20	Renhagen, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
21	Sautusvaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
22	Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
23	Tansaari, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
24	Tjåorika, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
25	Tjärro, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden
26	Vieto (Vietovaara), Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden

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