Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden

mindat Locality ID: 188342
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188342.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Junosuando
Karhujärvi
Kitkiöjärvi
Lautakoski
Marjarova
Naakajärvi
Palotieva
Pellivuoma
Ruutijärvi
Sahavaara
Suksivuoma
Tapuli (Tapulivuoma)

Latitude: 67°25'52"N
Longitude: 23°2'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.431111111111,23.04

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Columbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Dumortierite
Feldspar	Iron	Lepidocrocite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile
Spinel	Talc

Actinolite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Goethite ()*	Goryainovite ()*	Graphite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Stishovite ()*	Taenite ()*
Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*

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: Al As B C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P S Si Ti Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Columbite Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Dumortierite
Feldspar Iron Lepidocrocite Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile
Spinel Talc

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	112020	3419
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	1	112009	63
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	112018	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	112005	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	112005,112010	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	112005,112014,112017	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	112009	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	112010	1756
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄	1	112009	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	112017,112018	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	112010	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	112004	231
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	112009	7437
Goryainovite ()*	None	Ca₂(PO₄)Cl	1	112018	1
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	112017,112018	2812
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	112010	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	112009	1089
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	112009	581
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	112010	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	8	112009,112010,112014,112016,112017,112018,112019,112020	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	112005	5800
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	112009	767
Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	112012	121
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	112010,112014,112017,112018,112020	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	112010,112014,112017,112018,112020	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	112005,112009,112013	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	112013	5614
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	112009	374
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂	1	112009	26
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	112009	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	112010	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	112017,112018,112020	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	112009	1044

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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