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Intakan Mine, Sillerud, Årjäng, Värmland County, Swedeni
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Intakan MineMine
SillerudParish
ÅrjängMunicipality
Värmland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 18' 39'' North , 12° 16' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.31091,12.28126
GRN:
N40E05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Årjäng3,302 (2017)12.3km
Svanskog485 (2017)20.8km
Laxvik469 (2018)21.6km
Glava207 (2017)31.3km
Bengtsfors3,125 (2017)31.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
10744
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10744:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Intakan gruva
Other Languages:
Swedish:
Intakans gruva, Silleruds socken, Årjängs kommun, Värmlands län, Sverige


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Commodity List

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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Digenite ?
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite
Formula: (Ni,Co)Te2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDigenite ?2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘTellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘvar. Cobalt-bearing Melonite2.EA.20(Ni,Co)Te2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Teⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
AuGold
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Alm, Elisabet, Sundblad, Krister (1992) Mineralogical and lead isotopic control of polymetallic quartz veins, southwestern Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 114 (4) 450-451 doi:10.1080/11035899209453906
Aim, E.; Sundblad, K. (1994): Sveconorwegian polymetallic quartz veins in Sweden. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie: Monatshefte 1:1-22
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