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Magnetite from
Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:847461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:847461:2
GUID (UUID V4):ce53a29d-99ca-4bc3-bba7-7acf9a0b7ae6
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLuossavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRektorn, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘKiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘKiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘHenry Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘNukutus deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘTuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘKurravaara, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRakkurijĂ€rvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oulu, SF-905 S-971 87 Luleii, 70 Oulu, Finland Sweden Received 19 October 1995; accepted 29 August 1996...kilometres in northern Fennoscandia, comprising northern Sweden, northern Finland and adjacent parts of Norway...from western Sweden to eastern Finland, with occurrences in Norway and Russia. In Sweden, tourmaline ...Bidjovagge. Sweden: (2) Kopparisen, (3) Sjangeli, (5) Tjavelk, (10) Kiskamavaara, (11) Viscaria, Pabtohavare...Zn-Pb sulphide ore. Sweden: (7) Huomaisenvuoma, (16) Kurkkionvaara. Fe oxide ore. Sweden: (6) Kevus, Teltaja
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Proterozoic iron and sulphide ores in northern Sweden R. Frietsch ~, K. Billstr6m 2, J.A. PerdahP 1Division...Lule~t University of Technology, S-971 87 Lule~t, Sweden 2 Laboratory for Isotope Geology, Swedish Museum...Museum of Natural History, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden Received: 5 November 1993/Accepted: 20 June 1994 Abstract...Proterozoic iron and sulphide mineralizations in northern Sweden. The contrastmg sulphur isotope patterns are indicative...leaching pre-existing sulphides. In southern Norrbotten, epigenetic, C u - Z n - P b veintype mineralizations
Journal (volume)
Survey of Finland Bulletin 306 The ore deposits of Sweden by Rudyard Frietsch Geologinen tutkimuslaitos...Survey of Finland, Bulletin 306 THE ORE DEPOSITS OF SWEDEN by RUDYARD FRIETS CH with one figure in the text...ESPOO 1980 Frietsch, R. 1980. The ore deposits of Sweden. Geological SlIrvey Bulletin 306. 20 pages and...figure. 0/ Finland, The metallogenie provinces of Sweden are reviewed. The Precambrian deposits include...tungsten ores of Central Sweden, the sulphide ores of the Skellefte district, the molybdenum and uranium
Report (chapter)
magmatism, sedimentation and mineralization in the Norrbotten and Överkalix lithotectonic units, Svecokarelian...WEIHED2‡ 1 Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 670, SE-751 28 Uppsala, Sweden 2 Division of Geosciences and...LuleĂ„ University of Technology, SE-971 87 LuleĂ„, Sweden ‡ Pro Vice-Chancellor, LuleĂ„ University of Technology...bergman@sgu.se Abstract: Two lithotectonic units (the Norrbotten and Överkalix units) occur inside the Paleoproterozoic...0–1.8 Ga) Svecokarelian orogen in northernmost Sweden. Archean (2.8–2.6 Ga and possibly older) basement
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ores at Kiruna TIBOR PARJ‱K LKAB Prospektering, Box5801, Linndgatan5, 102 48 Stockholm,Sweden Abstract...Abstract In the Kiruna-typeiron ores,apatitehasbeen regardedasthe mostconspicuous mineral. Advocatesof the...However,a closerexaminationof deposits classifiedas Kiruna-typeores showsthat they include both apatite-bearingand...this respect, there are similaritiesbetween the Kiruna-type ores and other types. Apatite banding similar...environmentsgeologicallysimilar to thoseof the Kiruna-typeores.There are severalexamplesof skarn-typeores
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Energy Drive for the Kiruna Mining District Mineral System(s): Insights from U-Pb Zircon...Martinsson, O.; Bauer, T.E. Energy Drive for the Kiruna Mining District Mineral System(s): Insights from U-Pb Zircon...LuleĂ„ University of Technology, SE-971 87 LuleĂ„, Sweden; joel.bh.andersson@ltu.se (J.B.H.A.); olof.martinsson@ltu...Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden; martin.whitehouse@nrm.se Correspondence: leslie... Abstract: The Kiruna mining district, Sweden, known for the type locality of Kiruna-type iron oxide–
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Martinsson The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in northern Sweden: a product of high salinity fluids Received: 20...The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit is located in northern Sweden and is hosted by strongly deformed 1.9 Ga Svecofennian...Luleå University of Technology, SE 971 87 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: chwa@sb.luth.se Tel.: +46-920-492401 Fax:...geochemistry, Stockholm University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden O. Martinsson Centre for applied ore studies (CTMG)...Luleå, Sweden Keywords Aitik deposit Æ Copper–gold ores Æ Fluid inclusions Æ Northern Norrbotten ore province
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Leoben took place in Lapland, northern Finland & Sweden. Thanks to the organisation of Prof. Melcher and...biggest operating mines, Kemi (Cr), Aitik (Cu, Au), Kiruna (Fe) and KittilĂ€ (Au) have been visited. Furthermore...Fennoscandia in Finland, NW Russia, Norway and Sweden (Figure 2). Archean crust occurs in the east and...Palaeoproterozoic components. The Archaean part of the Norrbotten province is dominantly covered by younger rocks...Gothian terranes; J – Jormua; K – KittilĂ€; Ki – Kiruna; O – Outokumpu; OR – Oslo rift; SA – Skellefte
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
across the Archaean-Proterozoic border in northern Sweden Kjell "Blllstrom'"a*,, Rudyard Frietsch b Jan-Anders...Stockholm, Sweden b Department of Applied Geology; Luled University of Technology, S-951 87 Lule~, Sweden Received...Palaeoproterozic mineralizations in northernmost Sweden. In the present work Pb isotope data from galena...inferred Proterozoic-Archaean border in northern Sweden. Radiogenic lead is generally found in galena of...Cu-Zn-Pb ores in the Porphyry group in southern Norrbotten, and in similar deposits near the Caledonides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu-(Au) Prospect, Norrbotten: A New Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold Deposit in Northern Sweden M. SMITH,† School...Exploration B.V., Filial Sverige, Box 14, 930-70 MalĂ„, Sweden R. HERRINGTON, Department of Mineralogy, Natural...RakkurijĂ€rvi prospect consists of a group of mineralized magnetite and lithic breccias within the ca. 2.05- to 1...Proterozoic supracrustal sequence of the Kiruna district, northern Sweden. Potentially economic grades of Cu...sulfide assemblages, are hosted in brecciated magnetite and metavolcanic rocks. The extent of the mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
data from the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit, northern Sweden C. Wanhainen a,⁎, C. Broman b, O. Martinsson a...LuleĂ„, Sweden Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden Vattenfall...Consultant AB, Timmermansgatan 25, SE 971 77 LuleĂ„, Sweden a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...2012 Keywords: Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit Northern Sweden Porphyry copper IOCG High salinity brines a b...the GĂ€llivare area in northern Sweden is Sweden's largest sulphide mine with an annual production of 35
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden LGCA, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, Maison...Natural History, Stockholm, Box 50007, SE-10405, Sweden d University of Liège Bat. B20, B-4000 Sart Tilman...large parts of Finland, NW Russia, Norway, and Sweden (Fig. 1). The oldest rocks yet found in the shield...for its Fe-oxide deposits, including the famous Kiruna-type Fe-apatite deposits. The genesis of these...Hitzman et al., 1992) origin have been advocated. The Kiruna-type Fe-apatite deposits have recently also been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nickel-coppermine at four countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Vammala was increasedand the first planswere...the last few mining field are the Sokli carbonatitecomplex,the Kolari iron ore district,and the Pahtavuomacopper...areas tion first went into production1654, the mining inand ore types. The metallogenyof the Nordic coun-...nephelinesyeniteconcentrate, Before World War II the mining industry was and 410,000metrictonsof olivineproducts...NORWAY, VOKES AND SWEDEN--A REVIEW Fit;. 1. The Vuonos mine in the Outokumpu district Finland. This blind
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Applied Geology, Lule~ University, S-971 87 Luleg, Sweden 2Laboratoire de G~ochronologie, Universit6 Paris...associated with epigenetic sulfide deposits in northern Sweden, has very low uranium-contents. Therefore, its...from the Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit in northern Sweden, which is hosted by Palaeoproterozoic mafic tuffites...these minerals have low 238U/2~ Yet, in northern Sweden, there are numerous sulfide ores that have exceedingly...of northern Sweden. The sulfide trace-lead of the Pahtohavare and the adjacent Viscaria deposit is distinctly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit in greenstone at Kiruna, Sweden S. Lindbiom 1, C. Broman 1, O. Martinsson 2...Stockholm,Sweden z Division of Applied Geology,Lule~Universityof Technology,S-971 87 Lule~ Sweden Received:...is located in the greenstone belt near Kiruna, northern Sweden. The greenstone consists of mafic volcanic...found in the greenstone terrain near the famous Kiruna iron ores. Early exploration of this Pahtohavare...in the Proterozoic Kiruna greenstone belt. Geology of the greenstone in the Kiruna area The regional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Iceland, Sea-floor massive sulphide deposits, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. A 1:10,000,000 scale map of...features of the territory, followed by a brief mining history (including the famous 1898 photograph of...(Mo), followed by the equally quite famous in the mining and exploration community, Cantung and Mactung...The same author follows with a brief history of mining and a description of the ca. 3.7 Ga Isua Algoma-type...begins with an Introduction on the geology and mining history of Norway by Rognvald Boyd. Peter Ihlen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PROTEROZOIC MAFIC-FELSIC VOLCANISM IN NORTHERNMOST SWEDEN T. SKIOLD Laboratoriet fdr isotopgeologi, Naturhistoriska...Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, S-104 05 Stockholm (Sweden) R.A. C L I F F Department of Earth Sciences,...northernmost Sweden. Precambrian Res., 26: 1--13. A Sm--Nd mineral isochron of 1932 ± 45 Ma on a Kiruna greenstone...studies, are considered to be contemporary with the Kiruna greenstones, the present data suggest that eruption...Early Proterozoic geologic history of northern Sweden is still incompletely known. In particular, the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
titanite from the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit, northern Sweden Received: 25 May 2005 / Accepted: 17 June 2005...rocks to the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in northern Sweden are strongly altered and deformed Early Proterozoic...Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: christina.wanhainen@ltu.se Tel.: +46-920-492401...of Natural History, Box 50007, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden H. Stein AIRIE Program, Department of Geosciences...USA R. Nordin Boliden Mineral AB, 93681 Boliden, Sweden generations of magmatism, prograde to peak metamorphism
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
greenstonebelts in Scandinavia, e.g.. at Viscaria and Koppar‱.senin northern Sweden and at Bidjovagge in northern...Rouhunkoski,1970; Paakkola, 1971). studiesby openinga test mine at Sirkka. The Kittilii greenstonecomplexin central...ORTHOGNEISs / GRANULITE / SCHIST AND theabundance of magnetite and,locally,of apatite. ‱:‱SVECOKARELIAN 1‱1...evidently lie in the synclinesof uraninite, marcasite,magnetite,and pyrite are accessories. isoclinallyfoldedvolcanogenic...Unlike the copperorebodies,however,they are not magnetite, $phaleriteoccursas anhedralgrainsthat vary in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at the Aitik Deposit, GÀllivare Area, Northern Sweden C. Wanhainen, M. Kontturi and O. Martinsson Aitik...copper and 0·22 ppm gold. It is situated in northern Sweden in 1·9 Ga Svecofennian, metamorphosed volcanic...points of view. It is particularly important for the mining company (Boliden AB) to be able to predict variations...recoveries as mining proceeds to greater depths. With this study as a base, followed up The Aitik mine is one...in Europe. The mine is situated 15 km southeast of GÀllivare in northern-most Sweden (Fig. 1). The open-pit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Northern Sweden R. L. Romer Department of Economic Geology, Lulegt University, Lulefi, Sweden With 3 Figures...sulfide deposits within the basement of northern Sweden have lead isotopic compositions that fall on a...Early Proterozoic supracrustal belts in northern Sweden (Fig. 1) were metamorphosed during the Svecofennian... Fig. 1. Simplified geological map of northern Sweden (Nordkalott Project, 1987). A Asbestgruvan, G Gautelis...Pahtohavaare, R Rfippe, Si Sjangeli, Sv Svangerhive, V Viscaria, Va Valasjaure. Inset Map: S Skelleftc field,
Report (issue)
Brooks Range, Alaska, in 1979, prior to drilling or mining. Ground water seeping from the Red Dog deposit...Related Metallogenesis in the Kiruna-Skellefte Belt of Northern Sweden A History of Theoretical Developments...«2. of the eccisemene of the Misima Gold-Silver Mine, Papua New Guinea ........ .G. I. Wilson and R....C. Barwick eae ie Discovery. The McLaughlin Gold Mine, Napa, Yolo, and Lake Counties, California Fre...of an intrusive magmatic origin for the great Kiruna ores, and Russell proposes a new and different
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)
seafloor. Most of the stages of VMS exploration, mining, and remediation are covered well in this volume...measurements for pit configuration and/or underground mining, and metallurgical tests to determine the suitability...and/or underground mining ensues. After mining, proper environmental remediation of the mine and of the waste...opportunities still exist at surface and within mature mining districts. The case histories all clearly illustrate...mineralized district is similar to that of finding a concealed deposit near an operating mine. Furthermore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
seafloor. Most of the stages of VMS exploration, mining, and remediation are covered well in this volume...measurements for pit configuration and/or underground mining, and metallurgical tests to determine the suitability...and/or underground mining ensues. After mining, proper environmental remediation of the mine and of the waste...opportunities still exist at surface and within mature mining districts. The case histories all clearly illustrate...mineralized district is similar to that of finding a concealed deposit near an operating mine. Furthermore
 
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