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Arsenopyrite from
Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz32 photos of Arsenopyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Rutile30 photos of Arsenopyrite associated with Rutile at this locality.
Pyrrhotite28 photos of Arsenopyrite associated with Pyrrhotite at this locality.
Dravite27 photos of Arsenopyrite associated with Dravite at this locality.
Pyrite1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Cobaltite1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Cobaltite at this locality.
Rhyolite1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Rhyolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54295:9
GUID (UUID V4):c1b3f4e6-4b29-4af1-b96f-21778b974775
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
2.0km (1.3 miles) Mångfallberget, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
4.9km (3.1 miles) Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
7.2km (4.5 miles) Kankberg mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
10.9km (6.8 miles) Krångfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
14.0km (8.7 miles) Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
15.7km (9.8 miles) Petiknäs mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
19.5km (12.1 miles) Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
24.7km (15.4 miles) Älgträsk deposit, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
26.1km (16.2 miles) Åkerberg mine, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
26.6km (16.5 miles) Udden Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (chapter)
magmatism and mineralization in the Bothnia–Skellefteå lithotectonic unit, Svecokarelian orogen PIETARI...Luleå, Sweden 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden 4 Department...Finland 5 Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 670, SE-751 28 Uppsala, Sweden ‡ Pro Vice-Chancellor, Luleå...*Correspondence: pietari.skytta@utu.fi Abstract: The Bothnia–Skellefteå lithotectonic unit is dominated by turbiditic...90–1.86 Ga predominantly magmatic rocks (the Skellefte–Arvidsjaur magmatic province) are enclosed by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VEIN-TYPE ORES, BOLIDEN MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, SKELLEFTE DISTRICT, NORTHERN SWEDEN THOMAS WAGNER§ Mineralogisches...Natural History, Box 50007, SE-10405 Stockholm, Sweden ABSTRACT Sulfosalt-rich vein-ores, which form...metavolcanic-hosted Boliden Au–Cu–As massive sulfide deposit, in the Skellefte district, in northern Sweden, have been...solution, decomposition reaction, Boliden, Skellefte district, Sweden. SOMMAIRE Le minerai en veines riche...gisement paléoprotérozoïque de Boliden (Au–Cu–As), dans le district de Skellefte, dans la partie nord de la
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Evolution of the Björkdal Gold Deposit, Skellefte District, Northern Sweden: Implications for Early Proterozoic...Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden JEANETTE BERGMAN WEIHED,* Department of Earth...Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden AND PETER SORJONEN-WARD Geological Survey of...the Paleoproterozoic Skellefte district in northern Sweden. The Skellefte district constitutes a 1.89 to...lithons between thrusts within the duplex. In the mine, the quartz veins in the footwall to the thrust
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
range of Precambrian geological environments in Sweden and Finland during the last two decades. Under-explored...Haveri and Saattopora (Finland), Boliden, Ädelfors, and Enåsen (Sweden), and Eidsvoll and Bidjovagge (Norway)...and Björkdal, Åkerberg, Harnäs, 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)
and regional deformation patterns, Skellefte district, northern Sweden Tobias E. Bauer & Pietari Skyttä...Berlin Heidelberg 2014 Abstract The Skellefte district in northern Sweden is host to abundant volcanogenic...of the volcanic stratigraphy. Subsequently, the district was subjected to deformation (D2) during crustal...comparison with undeformed equivalents in the Hokuroko district, Japan allow an estimation of apparent strain...Luleå, Sweden e-mail: tobias.bauer@ltu.se P. Skyttä : T. Hermansson : R. L. Allen The Boliden Group,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sheeted Vein-Type Åkerberg Gold Deposit, Skellefte District, Sweden Kjell Billström 1,*, Benny Mattson 2...Box 50007, Stockholm 10405, Sweden Boliden Mineral AB, Boliden 93681, Sweden; E-Mails: benny.mattson@boliden...Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, Lund SE-22362, Sweden; E-Mail: ulf.soderlund@geol.lu.se Department of...Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden; E-Mail: curt.broman@geo.su.se * Author to whom...Early Proterozoic (~1.9 Ga) Skellefte mining district in northern Sweden hosts abundant base metal deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TectonicSetting,andOriginof the Paleoproterozoic Boliden Au-Cu-AsDeposit,SkellefteDistrict,NorthernSweden...Mineralogy-Petrology, Norbyvtigen 18B,S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden ULF BERGSTROM,* Department of Geology, EarthSciences...EarthSciences Centre,Guldhedsgatan 5A,S-41381 GOreborg, Sweden KJELL BILLSTROM, Laboratory for Isotope Geology...Stockholm, Sweden AND PAR WEIHED Geological Surveyof Sweden, Box670,S-75128 Uppsala, Sweden Abstract ... The Skellefte districtin northern Sweden comprises morethan85 pyriticvolcanic-hosted massive sulfide
Report (issue)
1. GEOLOGY OF THE COPPER DEPOSIT AT LAVER, N. SWEDEN BY OLOF H. ÖDMAN WITH 2 PLATES Pris 1 krona...1. GEOLOGY OF THE COPPER DEPOSIT AT LAVER, N. SWEDEN BY OLOF H. ÖDMAN WITH 2 PLATES STOCKHOLM 1943...1940, when I left my position as mining geo­ logist at the Boliden Mining Company. The examination of the...the material wasstarted while I was at Boliden and has subsequently been completed here in Stockholm....my successor as a mining geologist at Laver, has continued the mapping of the mine. Thus the larger part
Report (issue)
SITE-SERICITE ROCKS OF MÅNGFALLBERGET AT BOLIDEN, N. SWEDEN ERLAND GRIP and OLOF H. ÖDMAN Pris 1...ANDALUSITE-SERICITE ROCKS OF MÅNGFALLBERGET AT BOLIDEN, N. SWEDEN ERLAND GRIP and OLOF H. ÖDMAN STOCKHOLM..............................15 Comparison with Boliden and Origin of the Deposit (Ö)....................respects there exist some striking similarities with Boliden, it has been found worth while to publish the observations...gratitude to Mr O. Falkman, Director of the Boliden Mining Company, for his kindly permitting them to
Report (issue)
SITE-SERICITE ROCKS OF MÅNGFALLBERGET AT BOLIDEN, N. SWEDEN ERLAND GRIP and OLOF H. ÖDMAN Pris 1...ANDALUSITE-SERICITE ROCKS OF MÅNGFALLBERGET AT BOLIDEN, N. SWEDEN ERLAND GRIP and OLOF H. ÖDMAN STOCKHOLM..............................15 Comparison with Boliden and Origin of the Deposit (Ö)....................respects there exist some striking similarities with Boliden, it has been found worth while to publish the observations...gratitude to Mr O. Falkman, Director of the Boliden Mining Company, for his kindly permitting them to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARTICLE The Boliden gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Skellefte district, Sweden: new U–Pb...age constraints and implications at deposit and district scale Patrick Mercier-Langevin & Vicky McNicoll...the Queen in Right of Canada 2012 Abstract The Boliden deposit (8.3 Mt at 15.9 g/t Au) is interpreted...rhyolite in the deposit footwall in the volcanic Skellefte group and a minimum age of 1890.8±1 Ma obtained...(1) volcanism and hydrothermal activity in the Skellefte group were initiated Editorial handling: F. Tornos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
adjacent to the Paleoproterozoic Boliden Au-rich VMS deposit, Sweden: evidence from petrographic and oxygen...Germany 2017 Abstract Adjacent to the world-class Boliden deposit, fine- to coarse-grained Zn-Pb-Sb-Au-rich...regarded to stratigraphically overlie the Skellefte Volcanics and Boliden deposit. The metasedimentary succession...metamorphic conditions (~ 350–450 °C, < 4 kbars) in the Boliden area. However, preservation of plagioclase and...010-8502, Japan 2 Boliden Mineral, Exploration Department, 776 98 Garpenberg, Sweden conditions. These
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALIZATION NORTHERN SWEDEN, REGIONAL IN THE SKELLEFTE AND ITS RELATION DISTRICT, TO GRANITIZATION ...ABSTRACT The geologyand ores of the Skellefte District in Northern Sweden are describedand the relationsto...are significant constituents,as for example in Boliden. The ore bodiesare generallysurroundedby sericitizedor...During recent years the total outputof ore from the district has exceeded1,000,000tons annually. The mineralization...since1918the Skellefte District in Northern,Swedennow appearsas the most prominentsulphide ore district of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Massive Pyrite Deposit at Niisliden, Skellefte District, Sweden D. Rickard 1 and Sven-.~ke Svensson 2...universitet S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden 2 Boliden Mineral AB, S-930 50 Boliden, Sweden Abstract. The ore lead isotope...Proterozoic metavolcanics in the Skellefte field of northern Sweden. Rickard and Zweifel (1975, 1976)...secretion hypothesis for ore formation, in this district. This hypothesis postulated that the ore metals...constituent of the Skellefte field ores (ca. 0.2%). However, it is widely distributed in the district and intimately
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genesis of Precambrian Sulfide Ores, Skellefte District, Sweden DAVID T. RICKARD AND HANS ZWEIFEL Abstract...volcanic and sedimentary rocks in the Skellefte district of northern Sweden. These depositshave been considered...discussionof the genesisof these mately 150 X 30 km district, and five (including oreswas presentedalmost20...SERIES ß SULFIDE ORE Fro. 1. Geology of the Skellefte district (after Grip, 1973). Key to deposits: Bo...Revsundgranite. This granite is Geology of the Skellefte District post- or, in part, late-kinematicand is supposedto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rockliden Zn–Cu massive sulphide deposit, north-central Sweden: Implications for ore processing F. E. Minz*1,...approximately 150 km south of the Skellefte ore district, north-central Sweden. Most of the mineralisation...processing. Keywords: Rockliden, North-central Sweden, Base metal sulphide, Ore characterisation, Process...Västernorrlands Län, north-central Sweden, ca. 150 km SW of the Skellefte ore district and the nearby existing processing...wt-%Zn, 1?9 wt%Cu, 0?7 wt-%Pb and 71 g t–1 Ag (New Boliden, 2013). The Rockliden deposit is relatively Cu-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Springer-Verlag 1980 Arsenopyrite and Sphalerite as T-P Indicators in Sulfide Ores from Northern Sweden S. Berglund...Lule&, Sweden 2 Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 801, Lule&, Sweden The compositions of arsenopyrite and...Scott (1976) and Scott (1973). The As/S ratio of arsenopyrite indicates an equilibrium temperature around...in the ores as indicated by a higher As/S in arsenopyrite, more FeS in sphalerites and the absence of...l l e f t e d i s t r i e t of n o r t h e r n Sweden. H e r e , both arsenopyr i t e and s p h a l e
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
estimation of undiscovered VMS deposits in Skellefte district (Sweden) Emmanuel John M. Carranza a,⁎, Martiya... The Netherlands Geological Survey of Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden a r t i c l e i n f o Article history:...of undiscovered VMS endowment in the Skellefte district (Sweden). The results of analyses of the spatial...geological controls on VMS mineralization in the district, and we used them to define spatial recognition...map of prospective areas occupying 15% of the district and having fittingand prediction-rates of 100%
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution of the Early Proterozoic Skellefte district, northern Sweden P. Weihed a, J. Bergmanb and U. Bergstrrm...Gothenburg/Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Grteborg, Sweden bDepartment of Mineralogy and Petrology, GeologicalInstitute...Uppsala University, Box 555, S- 751 22 Uppsala, Sweden (Received January 6, 1991; accepted after revision...evolution of the Early Proterozoic Skellefte district, northern Sweden. In: G. Gaul and K. Schulz (Editors)...mineralizations in the Early Proterozoic Skellefte district are discussed and placed in a palaeotectonic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopic compositionsare found to exist in an ore district, the range of variation seemsto be wider in the...pyritewith subordinate quantities of pyrrhotite,arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphaleriteand galena. In both...characterized by the formationof dense massesof arsenopyrite, the secondby a multitudeof complexmineralscontaining...1 SOLFIDES AND SULFATES FRO1V[THE BOLIDEN AND FALUN MINES, SWEDEN Analysis Mineral no. Locality ...Typeoforeorrock $ i6 Arsenopyrite Bollden Mine Dense compact arsenopyrite ore (first stage of mineralization)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luleå, Sweden Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden c Boliden...Boliden Mineral AB, SE-936 81 Boliden, Sweden d Ernst Geosciences, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario...2012 Available online 20 June 2012 Keywords: Skellefte district Intrusive Zircon Baddeleyite Cu–Au mineralisation...geochronology a b s t r a c t The Skellefte district, northern Sweden, is known for the occurrence of 1...spatially related 1.89 Ga VMS deposits in the Skellefte district. This 1.88 Ga event correlates with other
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits in the skellefte district, Sweden C. Trepka-Blocb Department of Ore Reserves, Boliden Mineral AB...AB, S-936 00 Boliden, Sweden Abstract. The N~sliden and Rfivliden deposits in the Skellefte field consist... 1). Situated in the western part of the Skellefte district, the deposits have been affected by tectonic...genesis of the massive sulfide deposits in the Skellefte field. Eklund (1923) and H6gbom (1937) considered...by Odman (1941) concerning the formation of the Boliden ore. Gavelin (1953, 1955) suggested that the ores
Report (chapter)
intrusive hosted Älgträsk Au deposit, Northern Sweden THERESE BEJGARN1*, HANS ÅREBÄCK2, PÄR WEIHED1...Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden 2 Boliden Mineral AB, SE-936 81 Boliden, Sweden *Corresponding author...Älgträsk intrusive hosted Au deposit, Skellefte district, northern Sweden, is situated in the oldest, most...Te-minerals, gold alloys, and locally abundant arsenopyrite. During hydrothermal alteration an addition...Älgträsk deposit was discovered in the 1980s by Boliden Mineral AB and has over the years been subject
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Palaeoproterozoic Kristineberg VMS deposit, Skellefte district, northern Sweden, part I: geology Received: 20 May...westernmost part of the Palaeoproterozoic Skellefte district, northern Sweden, has yielded 22.4 Mt of ore, grading...since the mine opened in 1941, and is the largest past and present VMS mine in the district. The deposit...rocks of the Skellefte Group, which forms the lowest stratigraphic unit in the district and hosts more...Kristineberg deposit is situated lower in the Skellefte Group than most other deposits. It comprises three
 
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