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Molybdenite from
Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61496:4
GUID (UUID V4):1a22208e-bbda-4308-856c-ffe37b07c31c
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Salmijärvi, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
3.8km (2.4 miles) Liikavaara East, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.2km (11.3 miles) Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
58.3km (36.2 miles) Rappukoski, Junosuando, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
63.7km (39.6 miles) Gruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
78.8km (49.0 miles) Vaikijaur Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
84.9km (52.7 miles) Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Distribution, Character, and Rhenium Content of Molybdenite in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit and Its Southern...Southern Extension in the Northern Norrbotten Ore District, Northern Sweden Christina Wanhainen 1,*, Wondowossen...87 Luleå, Sweden Gunnarn Exploration AB, Blåvagen 207 Box 149, SE 923 23 Storuman, Sweden; E-Mail: w...Department, Boliden Mineral AB, SE 936 81 Boliden, Sweden; E-Mail: roger.nordin@boliden.com Division of Process...Technology, Boliden Mineral AB, SE 936 81 Boliden, Sweden; E-Mail: nils-johan.bolin@boliden.com * Author
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and fluid inclusion data from the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit, northern Sweden C. Wanhainen a,⁎, C. Broman b,...Luleå, Sweden Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden Vattenfall...Consultant AB, Timmermansgatan 25, SE 971 77 Luleå, Sweden a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Available online 9 May 2012 Keywords: Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit Northern Sweden Porphyry copper IOCG High salinity...b s t r a c t The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in the Gällivare area in northern Sweden is Sweden's largest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and gold distribution at the Aitik Deposit, Gällivare Area, Northern Sweden C. Wanhainen, M. Kontturi and...and O. Martinsson Aitik is a disseminated Cu–Au deposit with an annual production of 18 Mt of ore containing...copper and 0·22 ppm gold. It is situated in northern Sweden in 1·9 Ga Svecofennian, metamorphosed volcanic...rocks formed in a volcanic arc environment. The Aitik Deposit entered production in 1968. All geological...the ore represents the primary mineralisation at Aitik. Later features, such as shear zone related fluid-rock
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...Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden ‡ Pro Vice-Chancellor, Luleå 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 (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...the iron, sulphide and tungsten ores of Central Sweden, the sulphide ores of the Skellefte district, the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dating of molybdenite and U–Pb dating of titanite from the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit, northern Sweden Received:...2005 Abstract Host rocks to the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in northern Sweden are strongly altered and deformed...types. Four samples were selected for Re–Os molybdenite dating and 12 samples for U–Pb titanite dating...history following primary ore deposition in the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit. Samples represent dyke, vein and...and footwall to the deposit. Re–Os dating of molybdenite from deformed barite and quartz veins yielded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Leoben took place in Lapland, northern Finland & Sweden. Thanks to the organisation of Prof. Melcher and...alike. We The biggest operating mines, Kemi (Cr), Aitik (Cu, Au), Kiruna (Fe) and Kittilä (Au) have been...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...the formation of major deposits in North Finland/Sweden (e.g. BERGMAN et al., 2008). Although the majority
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Broman Æ Olof Martinsson The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in northern Sweden: a product of high salinity fluids...Springer-Verlag 2003 Abstract The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit is located in northern Sweden and is hosted by strongly...copper-rich system during a post-ore event. The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit shares some features with both...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)
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porphyry-style deposit in the Jokkmokk granitoid, northern Sweden Received: 1 May 2005 / Accepted: 7 June 2005 /...northern Sweden. The Skellefte VMS district lies immediately to the south and the northern Norrbotten Fe-oxide–Cu–Au...and disseminated chalcopyrite, pyrite, gold, molybdenite, magnetite, and pyrrhotite. Porphyritic mafic...concentric zone with pyrite, chalcopyrite, and gold. Molybdenite is distributed irregularly throughout the chalcopyrite...precision Re–Os age determinations for three molybdenite occurrences from outcrop and drill core samples
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...mineralizations in the Malmberget region (e.g. Aitik), which were formed by a similar process and hosted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luleå, Sweden GeoBiosphire Science Centre, Quaternary Sciences, Lund University, 22362 Lund, Sweden Institute...Geology, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden b c Received 30 January 2006; received in revised...in sediment cores from three lakes in northern Sweden and north-western Russia. These variations have...analysis of Mo isotope ratios of a suite of molybdenite occurrences collected in the studied area and...Mo stable isotopes; Fractionation; MC-ICPMS; Molybdenite; Lake sediments; Deposition ⁎ Corresponding
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 Malå, Sweden R. HERRINGTON, Department of Mineralogy, Natural...supracrustal sequence of the Kiruna district, northern Sweden. Potentially economic grades of Cu and Au, largely...mineralization. Re-Os analyses of two separates of molybdenite intergrown with magnetite, interpreted as cogenetic...data from the Rakkurijärvi IOCG deposit in Norrbotten, Sweden. The Rakkurijärvi magnetite breccias are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, 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...+46-920-491855 Abstract: The Kiruna mining district, Sweden, known for the type locality of Kiruna-type iron...0/). 1. Introduction The northern Norrbotten ore province, Sweden, is broadly described as an iron oxide–...and complicated tectonic histories, such as the Norrbotten province, which has experienced several phases
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of metavolcanics of Norrbotten, Sweden: Records of extended geological histories...within the major iron ore province of Norrbotten, northern Sweden, where titanite is a common phase associated...Laser ablation; Titanite; U–Pb; In situ; ICP-MS; Norrbotten 1. Introduction Since the advent of laser ablation...background The major iron ore province of northern Sweden is hosted within Palaeoproterozoic rocks, mainly...95–1.85 Ga) in age, which extend from northern Sweden into Finland and parts of northern Norway (Fig
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...contain tourmaline of the schorl-dravite series. Aitik-Nautanen Cu-(Au) style deposits and in particular...from western Sweden to eastern Finland, with occurrences in Norway and Russia. In Sweden, tourmaline ... Cu-(Au) sulphide ore. Norway: (1) Bidjovagge. Sweden: (2) Kopparisen, (3) Sjangeli, (5) Tjavelk, (10)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution and metal transport in the Kiruna District, Sweden: Contrasting metal behaviour in aqueous and aqueous–carbonic...deposits and Fe oxide-apatite deposits from Norrbotten, Sweden, formed in similar settings, and in some...the Kiruna and Malmberget ore districts, northern Sweden (Fig. 1) with the aims of examining the formation...The detailed geology and metallogeny of Norrbotten County, Sweden, have been reviewed by Carlon (2000) and...ac- o 70 N Main map Kiruna o 65 Lule 50Km Sweden o 60 Per Geiger Ores Luossavaara/ Kirunavaara
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Cu (-Au) occurrences, Kiruna area, northern Sweden Received: 25 May 2005 / Accepted: 10 June 2005...Springer-Verlag 2005 Abstract The northern Norrbotten area in northern Sweden, is an important mining district...characteristics as most other epigenetic deposits in Norrbotten. The host rock has been affected by strong albite...Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: Asa.Edfelt@ltu.se R. N. Armstrong Department...representing a slightly later product. Keywords Sweden Æ Proterozoic Æ IOCG Æ Hydrothermal alteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/lithos Low-rhenium molybdenite by metamorphism in northern Sweden: Recognition, genesis, and...28 September 2005 Abstract Re–Os dating of molybdenite is an accurate means to date intrusions and intrusion-related...using the model age or isochron approach. But, molybdenite has a new niche in the greenschist- to granulite-facies...metamorphic environment. Re– Os ages for metamorphic molybdenite may be used to construct regional metamorphic...multiple molybdenite separates extracted from single, petrographically-characterized molybdenite occurrences
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
name=”sbnd”/¿Cl metasomatic alteration, Norrbotten County, Sweden Nelson F. Bernal, Sarah A. Gleeson, Martin...name=”sbnd”/¿Cl metasomatic alteration, Norrbotten County, Sweden, Chemical Geology (2017), doi:10.1016/j...regional Na-Cl metasomatic alteration, Norrbotten County, Sweden SC RI Nelson F. Bernala*, Sarah A....alteration/Na-skarns (IOCG-PS) from Norrbotten County in Northern Sweden have been SC analysed for halogen...alteration. Later AC CE P in the history of the Norrbotten district components of the RM alteration were
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nickel-coppermine at four countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Vammala was increasedand the first planswere...FINLAND, AND NORWAY, VOKES AND SWEDEN--A REVIEW Fit;. 1. The Vuonos mine in the Outokumpu district Finland...operativein 1976, 30 were extractingiron ores. The Sweden productionof iron ore was30.526 million metric...180,000 ORE DEPOSITS IN FINLAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN F•G. 2. Special geophysical methods are called...("Slingram") measuringcrew at work in northern Sweden. Photo: _•. Hesselborn) 977 978 FRIETSCH, PAPUNEN
Corporate Document
Rantasalmi 4. SWEDEN 4.1 Aitik 4.2 Pahtohavare 4.3 Björkdal 4.4 Åkerberg 4.5 Nautanen, Gällivare 4.6 Jälketkurkkio...described in this paper. In addition, some samples from Sweden, Czech Republic, Russian Far East, Ukraine, and...galena, molybdenite, pentlandite, a large set of tellurides, electrum, and gold. All molybdenite is related...pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, molybdenite, pentlandite, a set of tellurides, native bismuth...cratons in the northeast and collision of the Norrbotten and Karelian cratons in the west. This resulted
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)
mineralizing processes, based on a worldwide molybdenite AC databank. We compared the δ98/95Mo (hereafter...(hereafter referred as δ98MoNIST) of 391 molybdenite samples (193 from the literature, 198 for this study)...types of occurrences and different ages. The 198 molybdenite samples we analysed represent various types of...ratio in the 391 molybdenite samples varied from 1.62 to 2.27‰, being higher for molybdenite formed in Alpine-type...occurrences the δ98MoNIST was determined on several molybdenite samples, showing variability at occurrence scale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/journal/minerals Review Extremely Re-Rich Molybdenite from Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Prospects in Northeastern...Published: 2 May 2013 Abstract: Extremely Re-rich molybdenite occurs with pyrite in sodic–calcic, sodic–sericitic...Melitena and Maronia areas, northeastern Greece. Molybdenite in the Pagoni Rachi and Sapes deposits is spatially...the intermediate molybdenite–rheniite phases. The extreme Re content in molybdenite and the unique presence...processes cannot be underestimated. Keywords: molybdenite; rhenium; rheniite; porphyry; post-subduction;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sattopora, 13. Pahtavuoma, 14. Riikonkoski, 15. Aitik. III Kuusamo (Au-Co): 16. Juomasuo, 17. Meurastuksenaho...with an average grade of 0.47% Cu. Four deposits, Aitik, Bidjovagge, Sattopora and Pahtohavare contain gold...far the largest is the low-grade Cu-Au deposit of Aitik {Zweifel, 1976). The total measured metal content...tons of Au. Cu + Au deposits were documented at Aitik and Liikavaara East {Zweifel, 1976), in Central...Riikonkoski, Saattopora, Kangas), sericitization (Aitik, Riikonkoski, Kangas), carbonatization (Liikavaara
 
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