Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kankberg Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 18583
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18583.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kankberg Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 64°55'19"N
Longitude: 20°16'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.921944444444,20.266666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Fluorite	Löllingite	Melonite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Talc
Tetradymite	Topaz

Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Corundum ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Löllingite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Topaz ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Fluorite Löllingite Melonite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Talc
Tetradymite Topaz

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1950	1950	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1950	1950	9052
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1950	1950	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1950	1950	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1950	1950	27198
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1950	1950	1797
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1950	1950	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1950	1950	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1950	1950	30554
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1950	1950	762
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1950	1950	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1950	1950	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1950	1950	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1950	1950	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1950	1950	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1950	1950	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1950	1950	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1950	1950	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1950	1950	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1950	1950	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1950	1950	276
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1950	1950	1476

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000492	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000493	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000494	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000495	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000496	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000497	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000498	The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000499	The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000500	The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000501	The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000502	The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000503	The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district.
Giersdorf_00000515	The Boliden area consists of volcanic rocks with an epigenetic gold source, and is part of the Skellefte Mining District.

21 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000517	1802	1794	1798				91019	Yes	Titanite		304392	Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Skellefte	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
MD29_150_Skellefte	1900	1870	1870-1900	U-Pb				Yes			23797	Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Skellefte mining district	Hallberg (1994)	10.1007/BF00191512	MD29_150	U-Pb zircon dating of volcanic rocks and early orogenic intrusives in the Los, Bergslagen, and Skellefte districts yields ages of 1.87-1.90 Ga (Welin et al, 1980, Åberg et al. 1984; Åberg and Strömberg 1984; Wilson et al. 1985; Welin 1987; Claesson and Lundqvist 1990). Dating ofvo1canic rocks in central and southern Finland have also yielded U-Pb zircon ages of 1.87-1.90 Ga (Ah o 1979; Helovuori 1979; Patchett and Kouvo 1986; Welin 1987). This indicates that deposition of vo1canic rocks occurred over a time interval of about 30 M yrs in the central part of the Baltic Shield.
Giersdorf_00000516	1870	1870	1870	U-Pb			94002	Yes	Zircon		10632	Åkerberg Mine, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Åkerberg Mine	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000515	1870	1870	1870	U-Pb	Age is suspected to be approximately 1870 Ma, during which an extensional period of tectonic activity weakened the mantle and provided access for heavier materials to ascend upwards		bh 428	Yes	Zircon		207492	Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Boliden area	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
vms-00927	1950	1950	Proterozoic							S	18583	Kankberg Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Kankberg	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
MD25_50-00005	1890	1890	1890					Yes			18571	Långdal Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Långdal	Vaasjoki and Vivallo (1990)	10.1007/BF03326383	MD25_50
Giersdorf_00000499	1884	1884	1884	U-Pb			91017	Yes	Zircon		10663	Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Bjurvattnet Porphyry	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000500	1884	1884	1884	U-Pb			91017	Yes	Zircon		10663	Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Bjurvattnet Porphyry	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000501	1888	1888	1888	U-Pb			91017	Yes	Zircon		10663	Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Bjurvattnet Porphyry	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000502	1877	1877	1877	U-Pb			91017	Yes	Zircon		10663	Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Bjurvattnet Porphyry	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000503	1889.6	1878.6	1884.1±5.5	U-Pb	Peperitic contact with supracrustal lithologies in its area suggest that the age of the Bjurvattnet sample should be considered as the minimum age for the deepest part of the volcanic pile.	high	91017	Yes	Zircon		10663	Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Bjurvattnet Porphyry	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054	Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia
vms-00947	2500	541	Proterozoic					Yes			18580	Renström Mine (Renstrom Mine), Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Renstrom	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
Giersdorf_00000492	1890	1890	1890	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000493	1890	1890	1902	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000494	1890	1890	1902	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000495	1902	1902	1902	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000496	1884	1884	1884	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000497	1873	1873	1873	U-Pb			91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000498	1893	1884.6	1888.8±4.2	U-Pb		high	91016	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Melestjärn mass flow	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054	Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia
Giersdorf_00000518	1885	1885	1885	U-Pb			91066	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Tallberg Deposit	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054
Giersdorf_00000519	1885	1885	1885	U-Pb			91065	Yes	Zircon		33241	Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Tallberg Deposit	Billstrom et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054	EG91_1054

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