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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Cosalite6 photos of Pyrite associated with Cosalite at this locality.
Kobellite5 photos of Pyrite associated with Kobellite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite5 photos of Pyrite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Tetrahedrite Subgroup4 photos of Pyrite associated with Tetrahedrite Subgroup at this locality.
Boulangerite4 photos of Pyrite associated with Boulangerite at this locality.
Bournonite4 photos of Pyrite associated with Bournonite at this locality.
Meneghinite3 photos of Pyrite associated with Meneghinite at this locality.
Tellurobismuthite2 photos of Pyrite associated with Tellurobismuthite at this locality.
Tetradymite2 photos of Pyrite associated with Tetradymite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75963:8
GUID (UUID V4):4f999c4b-560b-4d72-ba29-61ea5b751207
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
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
8.2km (5.1 miles) Långdal mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
12.9km (8.0 miles) Hebbersfors (Häbbersfors), Sandfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
12.9km (8.0 miles) Björkdal Mine, Sandfors, 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
23.9km (14.9 miles) Åsen mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
24.7km (15.4 miles) Älgträsk deposit, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, 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)
Scheelite from the Björkdal Gold Deposit, Northern Sweden: Evidence of an Intrusion-Related Gold Deposit...deposit is located ~25 km northwest of Skellefte in northern Sweden, within a Paleoproterozoic volcanosedimentary...hydrothermal fluids. Introduction THE SKELLEFTE district of northern Sweden contains extensive volcanic-hosted...high gold grades (e.g., an average of 15 ppm at Boliden: Weihed et al., 1996). Lode-gold mineralization...from the gold-bearing massive sulfide deposit at Boliden and is hosted by the same volcanosedimentary sequence
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...disseminated Zn–Cu–Au ± Pb ores surrounded by disseminated pyrite and with or without stockwork mineralisation. The...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
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 (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)
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%
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)
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)
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
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
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...transpositions during regionalmetamorphism.The pyrite of the ores has been studied microscopicallyusing...commonlyshow pyrite micromosaics and thesehavebeenexaminedstatistically. It is concluded that the pyrite has been...discussionof the genesisof these mately 150 X 30 km district, and five (including oreswas presentedalmost20
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)
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
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
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)
the Proterozoic Massive Pyrite Deposit at Niisliden, Skellefte District, Sweden D. Rickard 1 and Sven-...universitet S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden 2 Boliden Mineral AB, S-930 50 Boliden, Sweden Abstract. The ore lead isotope...than 80 small pyrite deposits associated with early Proterozoic metavolcanics in the Skellefte field of northern...northern Sweden. Rickard and Zweifel (1975, 1976) have described the geology, mineralogy and geochemistry...secretion hypothesis for ore formation, in this district. This hypothesis postulated that the ore metals
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)
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)
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...rock- and ore-intrinsic parameters, such as the pyrite, pyrrhotite and magnetite content of the massive...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
control unusual enrichment of gold in VMS. At the district scale, the gold-rich deposits occupy a stratigraphic...that commonly differs from other deposits of the district possibly due to a step change in the geodynamic...Similarly, approximately 80% of the gold produced in Sweden from 1999 to 2006 came from VMS (statistics compiled...Géologiques et Minières, and the Geological Survey of Sweden), whereas 15% of the gold produced in Tasmania...recovery, particularly for gold, is never complete. A mining operation may be optimized for base metal production
Report (issue)
........................................... R15 Mine Waste Characteristics........................................................................ R17 Mine Closure...........................................Kankberg deposit in the Skellefteå VMS district of Västerbotten County, Sweden. Combined, these two groups...tellurium, however, is produced as a byproduct of the mining of porphyry copper deposits. These deposits typically...The environmental data available regarding the mining of tellurium are limited; most concerns to date
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
as T-P Indicators in Sulfide Ores from Northern Sweden S. Berglund 1 and T. K. Ekstr6m 2 1 Department...University of Lule&, Lule&, Sweden 2 Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 801, Lule&, Sweden The compositions of...arsenopyrite, more FeS in sphalerites and the absence of pyrite. INTRODUCTION A c c o r d i n g to the e x p e...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...from the Skellefte field have been published. 0dman (1941) presented two from the Boliden mine, having
 
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