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Kuokula deposit, Kopparåsen, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
Kuokula depositDeposit
Kopparåsen- not defined -
KirunaMunicipality
Norrbotten CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 27' 13'' North , 18° 27' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
68.45372,18.45532
GRN:
N46E06
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Setermoen2,410 (2010)45.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Ofoten Amatørgeologiske ForeningNarvik42km
Mindat Locality ID:
33310
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33310:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Cu, Zn and U- deposits located about 5 km north of Kopparåsen's railway station along Malmbanan (Kiruna-Narvik ore transport railway).
Four different mineralisations occur;
1) Magnetite,chalcopyrite, bornite and pyrite in metalavas.
2) Pyrite mineralisation in banded metatuffs with minor pyrrhotite and uraninite
3) Pyrrhotite associated with graphitic schists containing minor amounts of cpy, uraninite,ZnS,FeAsS and pyrite.
4. Metatuffites with pyrrhotite, ZnS,PbS, cpy and FeAsS.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Romer, R.L.; Disturbance of Pb, Sr, and Nd isotope systems related to medium and low grade metamorphism illustrated with data from the polymetamorphic Early Proterozoic (Rombak) - Sjangeli basement window of the Caledonides of Northern Sweden, Doctoral thesis / ISSN:0348-8373 ; 65D - Luleå, 1988.
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