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Locality Name:
Svappavaara, Kiruna District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 5922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Svappavaara, Kiruna District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gruvberget
Leveäniemi Mine
Tansaari

Latitude: 67°38'36"N
Longitude: 20°59'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.643333333333,20.983611111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Au Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteBaryteBerauniteCalcioferrite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDufréniteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeiteSpinelStilbiteStrunziteTitaniteVivianiteWavellite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferrostrunzite  (*)Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Tinticite  (*)Titanite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211119593419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311119591534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11119599052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211119595509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111196011547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O1111960136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O111196055
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411119595516
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1111960280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2111959,11196027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11119595707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111195927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2111959,1119603531
Copper  (*)CopperCu11119593846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11119594165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61111960310
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62111959,1119604135
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O1111960139
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2111959,1119608173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1111959814
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21111960271
Ferrostrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O111196019
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O111196040
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11119602740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5111196052
Gold  (*)CopperAu111195930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11119606890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32111959,11196014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411119595591
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)111196053
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11119601271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42111959,11196014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111195912537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11119604924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O1111960129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211119595800
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O111196044
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11119601236
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211119601898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111195939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111196061156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51111960206
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1111960390
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O1111959189
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1111960263
Tinticite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·3H2O111196019
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11119604899
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1111960301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1111960374


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