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Albite from
Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:870643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:870643:0
GUID (UUID V4):16bcea0d-abcf-4f31-9904-d42c68f472ca
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
18.3km (11.4 miles) Tingvallskulle mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
19.3km (12.0 miles) Välkomman mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
25.6km (15.9 miles) Suorravaara, Leipojärvi, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
76.5km (47.6 miles) Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
78.8km (49.0 miles) Vaikijaur Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
80.1km (49.8 miles) Kalixforsbron, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
84.9km (52.7 miles) Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
87.7km (54.5 miles) Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
91.2km (56.6 miles) Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
91.2km (56.7 miles) Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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)
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
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)
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...IOCG overprint. Introduction The Norrbotten region in northern Sweden is one of the most active mining
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)
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)
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...including the formation of regional scapolite and albite. There is also good evidence for mixing of different...The detailed geology and metallogeny of Norrbotten County, Sweden, have been reviewed by Carlon (2000) and
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...(Fig. 1). Both minerals, often associated with albite, are of petrogenetic interest, particularly in...from western Sweden to eastern Finland, with occurrences in Norway and Russia. In Sweden, tourmaline
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)
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–...large volume of Na-(Ca) alteration (manifested as albite, scapolite, and actinolite) and abundance of low-Ti
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
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...hosted in a metavolcanic sequence, with matrices of albite, actinolite, and calcite surrounded by halos of...data from the Rakkurijärvi IOCG deposit in Norrbotten, Sweden. The Rakkurijärvi magnetite breccias are
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)
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)
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...epigenetic deposits in Norrbotten. The host rock has been affected by strong albite and K-feldspar alteration...mineralisation. Y was also mobile associated with albite alteration and copper mineralisation. The Tjårrojåkka...Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden E-mail: Asa.Edfelt@ltu.se R. N. Armstrong Department
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...Mineral assemblage: quartz - K feldspar - biotite - albite - muscovite - calcite(?) pyrrhotite + possibly...mineral assemblage due to alteration: quartz - albite - muscovite - biotite - K feldspar - tourmaline...Mineral assemblage: biotite - quartz - K feldspar - albite - calcite - chlorite - epidote pyrite - rutile
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
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... 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...potential fluid sources (Williams et al., 2005). In Norrbotten both deposits hosted by the Greenstone and Porphyry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of papers on Cu–Au and VMS deposits of northern Sweden Received: 1 July 2005 / Accepted: 8 August 2005...of Fe, Cu, Zn, Au, Ag and Ti in Europe. Northern Sweden (Fig. 1) is the type area for ‘‘Kiruna-type’’ iron...iron oxide-bearing Cu–Au deposits, including the Aitik deposit that has debatable iron oxide–copper–gold...and is exploited by the largest producing copper mine in Europe (Wanhainen et al. 2003). In recent years...Several of the epigenetic Cu–Au deposits in northern Sweden have been re-evaluated as potential IOCG deposits
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemical processes at the Aitik mining waste rock site in northern Sweden Bo STROMBERG Department of...Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden and STEVEN BANWART Department of Inorganic Chemistry...Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden (Received 19 September 1993; accepted in revisedform...release from waste rock heaps at the Aitik Cu mine in northern Sweden. The Cu release in drainage waters...of heavy metals from waste sulphide ores at open mine sites. In the process of ore extrac- INTRODUCTION
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Iceland, Sea-floor massive sulphide deposits, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. A 1:10,000,000 scale map of...showing their position with respect to Norway. 7. Sweden (Anders Hallberg, Torbjörn Bergman, Julio Gonzalez...occurrences. The Aitik-Nautanen ore field in Svecofennian rocks comprises the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag mine, which is...world-renowned Kiruna P-Fe mineral systems in northern Norrbotten include the archetypical Kirunavaara deposit...the rift-related Karelian suprracrustal of the Norrbotten Greenstone Group, which have various types of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden University of Sheeld, Department of Civil and...fresh waste rock samples from the Aitik Cu mine in northern Sweden have been investigated. Batch-scale...contaminants from sulphide-containing waste rock and mine tailings are a common problem in mining operations...Inspectorate, Oce of Nuclear Waste, S-10658 Stockholm, Sweden. by pH and redox conditions. The authors have...1994) and in a mine tailings impoundment (StroÈmberg and Eriksson, 1996) at the Aitik Cu mine in northern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral weathering rates at the Aitik waste rock deposit in northern Sweden S. A. Banwart Department of...Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden This study uses data from earlier investigations...deposits at the Aitik site in northern Sweden, currently Europe's largest operating copper mine (Str6mberg...site. Scale-dependence of weathering rates at the Aitik site Table l lists the characteristics of the three...resolve the cause of the scale-dependence at the Aitik site, we identified five main differences between
 
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