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Biotite from
Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite1 photo of Biotite associated with Chabazite at this locality.
Pyrite1 photo of Biotite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Calcite1 photo of Biotite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:620941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:620941:4
GUID (UUID V4):c9dbbdba-340d-4952-94ea-78e8623834e0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
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
18.4km (11.4 miles) Kung Oskar mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
62.4km (38.8 miles) Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
76.5km (47.6 miles) Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
77.5km (48.1 miles) Pattok, Gällivare, 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
85.4km (53.1 miles) Altavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...accompanied by a lithological change from biotite gneiss to biotite–amphibole gneiss with depth. The mineralised
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)
Molybdenite in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit and Its Southern Extension in the Northern Norrbotten Ore District...District, Northern Sweden Christina Wanhainen 1,*, Wondowossen Nigatu 2, David Selby 3, Claire L. McLeod 4...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
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 (article/letter/editorial)
Malmberget Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposit, Northern Sweden Tobias E. Bauer,1,† Joel B.H. Andersson,1,2 Zmar...Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden 2 LKAB, 3 Minerals SE-983 81 Malmberget, Sweden and Metallurgical Engineering...87 Luleå, Sweden Abstract The Malmberget iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit in northern Sweden is one of...of the largest underground iron ore mine operations in the world with estimated ore reserves in 2015 of...granites triggered the remobilization of amphibole, biotite, magnetite, and hematite and controlled the formation
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)
U–Pb dating of titanite from the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit, northern Sweden Received: 25 May 2005 / Accepted:...2005 Abstract Host rocks to the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit in northern Sweden are strongly altered and deformed...history following primary ore deposition in the Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit. Samples represent dyke, vein and...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
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...disseminations and veinlets, is hosted by garnet–biotite schist. Subeconomic mineralization in the footwall...footwall to the ore is hosted by feldspar–biotite–amphibole gneiss and porphyritic quartz monzodiorite. The...copper-rich system during a post-ore event. The Aitik Cu–Au–Ag deposit shares some features with both
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)
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)
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...Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: christina.lundmark@ltu.se H. Stein AIRIE...Vaikijaur Æ Re–Os dating Æ Molybdenite Æ Northern Sweden Æ Svecofennian Introduction There are few well-documented...the Archaean– Proterozoic boundary in northern Sweden. Re–Os dating of molybdenite is now a well-established
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)
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)
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)
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...(albitescapolite) and potassic (scapolite-K-feldspar-biotite) alteration. A distinctive accessory mineral assemblage...particular, the addition of Ti to the rock mass in biotite and as titanite. The compositions of secondary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Crusher to Mill Transportation Time Calculation—The Aitik Case Balázs Varannai * , Daniel Johansson and Håkan...Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden; daniel.johansson@ltu.se (D.J.); hakan.schunnesson@ltu...comminution can significantly improve cost efficiency. The mine-to-mill concept can be utilized to optimize the...mill performance and the place of origin in the mine. Today, technology enables the accurate positioning...of drilling, loading, and dumping points in the mine, making the ore flow between loading and crushing
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)
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)
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...(apatite, scapolite, feldspars, amphiboles, and biotite) indicate a higher salinity and Ba/K ratio in the...Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: Asa.Edfelt@ltu.se R. N. Armstrong Department
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...molybdenites collected from a limited area in northern Sweden and at testing the hypothesis that Mo isotopic...of the lakes. The lakes are located in northern Sweden in the close vicinity to the largest Scandinavian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oxide-Apatite Mineralization in the Kiruna District, Norrbotten, Sweden* Anne Westhues,1,† John M. Hanchar,1 Martin...Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources...Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden Abstract High spatial resolution zircon U-Pb geochronological...are economically important in the Norrbotten region of northern Sweden (e.g., Bergman et al., 2001). Several...2014). About 40 IOA deposits are known in the Norrbotten region, having average Fe and P contents of 30
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...alteration is characterised by the formation of biotite, tourmaline, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite. Hand...deformation. Mineral assemblage: quartz - K feldspar - biotite - albite - muscovite - calcite(?) pyrrhotite +...due to alteration: quartz - albite - muscovite - biotite - K feldspar - tourmaline - rutile - calcite -
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluids in iron oxide–copper–gold systems, Norrbotten, Sweden: Constraints from Br/Cl ratios and stable...Fe-oxide ± Cu ± Au mineralising systems in Norrbotten, Sweden. Fluid inclusions in late-stage veins in...contain Cl-rich silicate minerals such as scapolite, biotite and amphiboles. The relationship between Fe-oxide–apatite... Chlorine isotopes in iron oxide–copper–gold deposits Sweden of these deposit types (and in some cases their...sodic alteration in the Kiruna district, Norrbotten, Sweden although no Fennoscandian evaporitic sediments
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...deposits, with a large tonnage and low grade (e.g., Aitik), are associated with intrusive rocks in the northern...Reviews 27 (2005) 273–322 275 o 21 E Inari Norrbotten craton ge ni c be lt BMS B oro PC Skellefte
 
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