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Magnetite from
Tuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88662:2
GUID (UUID V4):d14c7758-ba7c-4d56-aa36-ec6c02ef58dd
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.1km (2.5 miles) Rektorn, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
4.5km (2.8 miles) Luossavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.3km (3.3 miles) Henry Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.8km (3.6 miles) Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
6.1km (3.8 miles) Nukutus deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
6.4km (4.0 miles) Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.9km (4.9 miles) Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
8.9km (5.5 miles) Kurravaara, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
11.7km (7.3 miles) Altavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
11.8km (7.3 miles) Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oxide-Apatite Mineralization in the Kiruna District, Norrbotten, Sweden* Anne Westhues,1,† John M. Hanchar...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...main orebody at Kiirunavaara contains Ti-poor magnetite and minor (0.05–5 wt % P) apatite, located between...hosts smaller orebodies (Nukutus, Rektorn, and Tuolluvaara). The pervasive Na and K metasomatism in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
l•conomic Geology Vol. 70, 1975, pp. 1242-1258 Kiruna Iron Ores Are Not "Intrusive-Magmatic Ores of the...intrusive-magmatictheory for the formationof the iron ores of the Kiruna Field. The following observations provide conv...tthe theory: (1) Abundantfragmentsand ballsof Kiruna-Luossavaara ore are foundin the hanging wall of...becauseiron ores of the Kiruna type have not been found in rocks which are older than the Kiruna Keratophyres(previouslycalled...volcanic-marineenvironment. The sedimentarynature of the Kiruna iron ores must be stressedin their classification
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Energy Drive for the Kiruna Mining District Mineral System(s): Insights from U-Pb Zircon...Martinsson, O.; Bauer, T.E. Energy Drive for the Kiruna Mining District Mineral System(s): Insights from U-Pb Zircon...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... Abstract: The Kiruna mining district, Sweden, known for the type locality of Kiruna-type iron oxide–
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
•UDYARD FRIETSCIt Abstract Iron ores of the Kiruna type are unusualformationsrestrictedboth in time... or, less com•nonly,of an irregular ORESof the Kiruna type,with their highconcentra- shape. In many deposits...y.old (Frietsch,1977). composition, ores of the Kiruna type can be subIn addition,thereexist minor depositsin...1969;Bickford, 1976). Magnetite-apatite-actinolite ores are also mineral associationis magnetite-(hematite)-apatiteactinolite...Mexico, Chile, and Peru havebeenassigned to the Kiruna ore type (Geijer, ore. Locally the wall rock is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Yukon, the Kiruna iron ore district, Sweden, and the southeast Missouri iron ore district, and a review...magmatic zone of northwest Canada, the Bayan Obo district of China, and perhaps the Redbank breccia pipes...that the ore deposits generally referred to as 'Kiruna-type' should be considered a subset of this larger...generally dominated by iron oxides, either magnetite or hematite. Magnetite is found at deeper levels than hematite...Wernecke Mountains, Yukon, and the Mount Painter district, South Australia (Coats and Blisset, 1971; Lambert
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Accepted Manuscript Tracing the fluid evolution of the Kiruna iron oxide apatite deposits using zircon, monazite...Richard Wirth , Tracing the fluid evolution of the Kiruna iron oxide apatite deposits using zircon, monazite... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Tracing the fluid evolution of the Kiruna iron oxide apatite deposits using zircon, monazite... Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden c Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences...vicinity of Kiruna in northern Sweden is poorly understood, despite a century-long mining history and
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)
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...triggered the remobilization of amphibole, biotite, magnetite, and hematite and controlled the formation of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
X SOME GEOLOGY' GEOLOGIST JUNE, x9x5 PROBLEMS SWEDEN IN IRON AND IN ORE GEOLOGY No. 4 IN AMERICA...one or another of the principal iron-ore types of Sweden. The excursionsthat I made may have been brief...a salientquestionin the studyof ore depositsin Sweden andalsoin Norway, andthat I havefoundthat two metallogenetic...metallogenetic provinces,one in the United States and one in Sweden,which have sometimesbeen comparedto each other...oresof Sweden are dividedinto two geographically and geologicallydifferent groups. One district,generallyknownas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Economic Geology~ University of Lule&, Sweden 2 Statoil, Stavanger, Norway Chemical analysis...ores from the two m a i n ore d i s t r i c t s of Sweden, the B e r g s l a g e n and the N o r r b o t...r a l s and apatite, there also exists quartz Norrbotten and skarn m i n e r a l s of w h i c h actinolite...been m e t a m o r p h o s e d to hematite and magnetite. The quartz b a n d i n g seems originally to...t i o n of the quartz b a n d e d Fig.l. Map of Sweden showing the locairon ores in some respects r e
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chemistry of magnetite from magnetite-apatite mineralization and their host rocks: examples from Kiruna, Sweden...Interpretation of the mineralizing environment of magnetite-apatite deposits remains controversial with theories...we have analyzed the trace element content of magnetite from precisely known geographic locations and...environments from the Precambrian magnetite-apatite ore and host rocks in Kiruna, Sweden, and the Pliocene-Holocene...volcano in the Atacama desert of Chile. Magnetite samples from Kiruna have low trace element concentrations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
apatite–iron and Cu (-Au) occurrences, Kiruna area, northern Sweden Received: 25 May 2005 / Accepted: 10...Abstract The northern Norrbotten area in northern Sweden, is an important mining district and hosts several...in the region is at Tjårrojåkka, 50 km WSW of Kiruna. The deposits are hosted by strongly sheared and...Tjårrojåkka iron deposit is a typical apatite–iron ore of Kiruna-type and the Tjårrojåkka copper occurrence shows...characteristics as most other epigenetic deposits in Norrbotten. The host rock has been affected by strong albite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LUOSSAVAARA IRON AND ORES No. 8 OF KIIRUNA- TUOLLUVAARA. PFX GEIJER. The Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara company...extensive. A general survey of the geologyof the Kiruna district,by Hi. Lundbohm,• and the monograph cited aboveare...evidently •" Sketch of the Geology of the Kiruna District," Geol. Fiiren. Stockholm Fiirh., Vol. 32,...structureof the region. In this respect,the Kiruna district is mostprobablythe bestpart, and also with...This is the casewithin the main part of the Kiruna district. This districtmight convenientlybe divided
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...Rakkurijärvi prospect consists of a group of mineralized magnetite and lithic breccias within the ca. 2.05- to 1...Proterozoic supracrustal sequence of the Kiruna district, northern Sweden. Potentially economic grades of Cu...sulfide assemblages, are hosted in brecciated magnetite and metavolcanic rocks. The extent of the mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nickel-coppermine at four countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Vammala was increasedand the first planswere...the last few mining field are the Sokli carbonatitecomplex,the Kolari iron ore district,and the Pahtavuomacopper...areas tion first went into production1654, the mining inand ore types. The metallogenyof the Nordic coun-...nephelinesyeniteconcentrate, Before World War II the mining industry was and 410,000metrictonsof olivineproducts...NORWAY, VOKES AND SWEDEN--A REVIEW Fit;. 1. The Vuonos mine in the Outokumpu district Finland. This blind
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Grängesberg apatite-iron oxide ore district, Bergslagen, Sweden Erik Jonsson1,2,*, Daniel E. Harlov3...SE-75266 Uppsala, Sweden Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 670, SE-75128...SE-75128 Uppsala, Sweden 3 Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany 4 Department...a suite of Kiruna-type apatite-iron oxide ore bodies from the Grängesberg Mining District in the Bergslagen...Bergslagen ore province, south central Sweden. Fluorapatite occurs in three main lithological assemblages
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)
Apatite–monazite relations in the Kiirunavaara magnetite–apatite ore, northern Sweden Daniel E. Harlov a,*, Ulf B. Andersson...Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Box 50007, SE-10405 Stockholm, Sweden d Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm...Stockholm, Sweden b Abstract The magnetite – apatite ores in the Kiruna area, northern Sweden, are generally...magmas. Three major morphological types of the magnetite – apatite ore (primary, brecciated, and banded)...apatite grain boundaries and intergrown with magnetite and silicate minerals, are present in the brecciated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
P: G E I a ~ , Apatitg~nge in den Porphyren bei Kiruna. Bull, Geol. Inst. Upsala, vol. VIII. S. 202. 3...LVXI)BOH)'% Sketch of the geology of the Kirnna district, Geol. FSr. F6rh. X X X I I . u. Guide du Congr@s...and iron ores of Kirunavaa.ra, Luossavaara and Tuolluvaara. Scient. a. pract, researches in Lappland arrang...tI. A~LT, Geologic tier Eisenerzlagerst~tten yon Kiruna und Gellivare. Gliiekauf 47. Jahrg. 16. 1911. A...lava from the Kiruna district. Ebend. S. 317. 2r 1913. N. S~Nmvs, Pebbles of magnetite-porphyry in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
London, Ontario, Canada N6E 1L3 Abstract The Kiruna-type Pea Ridge iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit...of altered zones composed mainly of amphibole, magnetite, hematite, and quartz, together with the presence...in surrounding recrystallized magnetite and hematite in the magnetite ore. Monazite and xenotime typically...fluorapatite compared to grains intergrown with magnetite and hematite, suggesting that these two REE-rich...Introduction Iron oxide-apatite (IOA) orebodies of the Kiruna type occur worldwide, are associated with volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Springer-Verlag 1994 Printed in Austria Magnetite-apatite deposits (Kiruna-type) along the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone...15, 1993; accepted July 26, 1993 Summary The magnetite-apatite deposits of Hamadan and Gole Gohar situated...magmatic origin and have intruded as ore magmas. The magnetite-apatitc deposits are associated with ultramafic...Precambrian basement of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. Magnetite carries many inclusions such as apatitc, amphiboles...brucite and spinel exsolutions. Additionally, zoned magnetite crystals occur 220 A. Miicke and R. Younessi
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luossavaara, Northern Sweden R. Frietsch Geological Surveyof Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden A n important a r...e n t for a m a g m a t i c affiliation of the Kiruna type of ore is the presence of ore b r e c e i...m the L u o s s a v a a r a deposit in northern Sweden: the m a i n ore and the breccia have different...important arguments magmatic derivation of the Kiruna type is the so-called ore breccias to a varying...Veins of magnetite (at the coin) in felsic volcanite. (Svappavaara) apatite iron ore, east of Kiruna Gruvberget
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
apatite-bearing iron oresof analLappland, Northern Sweden, and includeschemical this paperis to furnishc...groups,dependingon the kind of samples termed them "Kiruna type iron ores". Geijer used for analysis. Resultsfrom...curiosityvalue only. Resultsfrom Groups B "Ore of magnetite (or rarely hematite), with a and C samplesare...whole, to be regarded as occasionalaccessories; the Kiruna laboratory. Among other elements, the titaniumcontentis...samples have been treated in all the literature about Kiruna type iron ores. Most of the informationconcerning
Book
DIRECTOR. Electrothermic Smelting of Iron Ores in Sweden BY Alfred Stansfield, D.Sc., A.R.S.M., F.R.S...DIRECTOR. Electrothermic Smelting of Iron Ores in Sweden BY Alfred Stansfield, D.Sc., A.R.S.M., F.R.S...your letter of instructions of May I proceeded to Sweden in June. I visited the three important works at...investigated In 19, 1914, new steel-making furnace in Sweden, and one electric ironsmelting plant in Norway...I visited, and to other gentlemen whom I met in Sweden and Norway, for the information they placed at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2018 Abstract Trace element compositions of magnetite and hematite from 16 well-studied iron oxide–copper–gold...discriminated from those from magnetite + hematite and magnetite IOA deposits. Magnetite IOCG deposits show a...Canada Introduction The iron oxides, including magnetite and hematite, are common major or accessory minerals...incorporated into the inverse spinel structure of magnetite (Buddington and Lindsley 1964; Frost and Lindsley...2011; Nadoll et al. 2014). Trace elements in magnetite have been used as provenance indicators of sediments
 
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