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Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Swedeni
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RuoutevareDeposit
KvikkjokkVillage
JokkmokkMunicipality
Norrbotten CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Ilmenite, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Ilmenite, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Ilmenite, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S, etc.

Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 4' 55'' North , 17° 30' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
67.08200,17.50350
GeoHash:
G#: u7umw7csv
GRN:
N45E06
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
63560
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63560:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Titaniferous iron ore deposit. Swedish map sheet 27H.

Note: Not to be confused with Ruoutevare near Jokkmokk (a pegmatite locality; http://www.mindat.org/loc-10482.html).

Note on the mineral list: According to the revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taaffeite (Armbruster ‎2002), the "högbomite" described by Gavelin (1916) should be named Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S.

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7 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ 'Högbomite Group'
Description: According to the revised the revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taaffeite (Armbruster ‎2002) the "högbomite" described by Gavelin (1916) should be named Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S.
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S (TL)
Formula: [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Given in original references as pleonaste.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘMagnesiohögbomite-2N2S (TL)4.CB.20[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Högbomite Group' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
FeIron
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8

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References

Gavelin, A. (1916) Über Högbomit. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala: 15: 289-316. https://paleoarchive.com/literature/Gavelin1916-Hogbomit.pdf
Ramdohr, P. (1945) Beobachtungen an durchbewegten Erzen von Routivare, Nordschweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar (GFF): 67(3): 367-388.
McKie, Duncan (1963) The högbomite polytypes. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (262) 563-580 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.262.03
Armbruster, Thomas (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taaffeite minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14 (2) 389-395 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2002/0014-0389
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