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Råneå, Luleå, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
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RåneåVillage
LuleåMunicipality
Norrbotten CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 49' 59'' North , 22° 15' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Råneå1,966 (2017)3.0km
Sundom219 (2017)6.9km
Persön217 (2017)11.0km
Jämtön203 (2017)11.5km
Brändön324 (2017)15.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
122522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122522:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Råneå, Luleå, Norrbottens län, Schweden
Italian:
Råneå, Luleå, Contea di Norrbotten, Svezia
Swedish:
Råneå, Luleå kommun, Norrbottens län, Sverige
Cebuano:
Råneå, Luleå Kommun, Norrbottens län, Suwesya
Dutch:
Råneå, Luleå, Norrbottens län, Zweden
Finnish:
Råneå, Luulajan kunta, Norrbottenin lääni, Ruotsi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Råneå, Luleå Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Norwegian:
Råneå, Luleå kommune, Norrbottens län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Råneå, Luleå kommun, Norrbottens län, Sverige


Around the Råneå village there is a granite area with pegmatite quarries. Covering about 5 x 8 km.
There are ~36 quarries or "testholes" known (pers. comm. K.-G. Bjällerud (RIP)). Some of the major quarries are listed separately.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cassiterite ?
Formula: SnO2
Habit: anhedral
Colour: black with minor, local purple-brown patches
Description: Very subhedral mass in cleavelandite in Lennart Narlund collection labeled as columbite, but white streak and slightly translucent purple-brown patches suggest cassiterite.
References:
Former Lennart Närlund collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
'Feldspar Group'
Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Huttonite
Formula: ThSiO4
Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite
Formula: (Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
Liandratite
Formula: U(Nb,Ta)2O8
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite ?4.DB.05SnO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Liandratite4.DH.35U(Nb,Ta)2O8
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Huttonite9.AD.35ThSiO4
var. Cerphosphorhuttonite9.AD.35(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O HuttoniteThSiO4
O LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UraniniteUO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si HuttoniteThSiO4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
SSulfur
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TiTitanium
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ta LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Th HuttoniteThSiO4
Th Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
U LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
U UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A5ne%C3%A5
Wikidata ID:Q938745
GeoNames ID:8132801

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