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Kamlunge, Kalix, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
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KalixMunicipality
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Kamlunge, Norrbotten Province, Sweden

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 0' 17'' North , 22° 51' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
66.00474,22.85504
GRN:
N45E07
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morjärv297 (2012)9.3km
Töre1,051 (2017)13.8km
Gammelgården281 (2017)15.7km
Rolfs1,001 (2017)20.9km
Kalix7,495 (2017)21.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
13588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13588:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A test-site for potential repositories for radioactive waste. The minerals were found in samples from a drillcore (Drillcore 3km). The samles were taken from unaltered bedrock and highly altered fracture/crush zones from

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘvar. Uranothorite9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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References

Smellie, John A. T. (1985) Uranium-series disequilibrium studies of drillcore Km3 from the Kamlunge test-site, northern Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine, 49 (351) 271-279 doi:10.1180/minmag.1985.049.351.14
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