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Lagbäcken, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Swedeni
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SkellefteåMunicipality
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SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 8' 7'' North , 17° 40' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
65.13555,17.67507
GeoHash:
G#: u7sdd1wd5
GRN:
N44E06
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Söderfors1,597 (2012)39.6km
Sorsele1,175 (2017)44.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
258169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258169:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver rich galena mineralization with minor zinc sampled by drilling in . The mineralization is in fractures and breccias in intrusive rocks. There are two steeply dipping fracture zones dominated by calcite. Traces of arsenopyrite and tourmaline mineralization was also found.

Closely related to the Ersmarksberget mine (also known as Blaiken mine).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
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References

Billström, Kjell, Broman, Curt, Schneider, Jens, Pratt, Warren, Skogsmo, Göran (2012) Zn-Pb Ores of Mississippi Valley Type in the Lycksele-Storuman District, Northern Sweden: A Possible Rift-Related Cambrian Mineralisation Event. Minerals, 2 (3). 169-207 doi:10.3390/min2030169
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