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Ytterbodliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Swedeni
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YtterbodlidenPegmatite
SkellefteåMunicipality
Västerbotten CountyCounty
SwedenCountry
Ytterbodliden, Västerbotten Province, Sweden

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 47' 44'' North , 20° 45' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
64.79561,20.75461
GRN:
N44E07
Type:
Pegmatite
Age:
1782 ± 9 Ma
Geologic Time:
Statherian
Dating method:
Pb/U from columbite
Reference for age:
Romer, R.L & Smeds, S-A. (1997): U-Pb columbite chronology of post-kinematic Palaeoproterozoic pegmatites in Sweden. Precambrian Research. 82, 85
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nyland945 (2018)2.4km
Medle543 (2017)6.5km
Myckle416 (2017)6.6km
Klutmark207 (2017)7.0km
Ersmark875 (2017)8.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
257599
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257599:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A granite pegmatite located about 1 km Southeast of the more famous Varuträsk pegmatite. It was blasted and investigated by the Boliden Company in the 1940s.

The pegmatite is K-feldspar-albite-quartz-muscovite-bearing with rare beryl and columbite that occurs together with albite.
Unzoned pegmatite

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
ScandinaviaRegion
Sweden

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References

Romer, Rolf L., Smeds, Sten-Anders (1997) U-Pb columbite chronology of post-kinematic Palaeoproterozoic pegmatites in Sweden. Precambrian Research, 82 (1) 85-99 doi:10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00050-2
Lynch, Edward P.; Szentpéteri, Krisztián; Andersson, Joel B.H.; Kuusela, Janne; Sadeghi, Martiya; Bauer, Tobias E. (2025) Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106739 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106739
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