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Bornite from
Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


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Bornite

Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Bornite

Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Bornite

Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437378:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSorvanen, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘFridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘNautanen North deposit, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMalmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘKung Oskar mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘVitåfors mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘVähävaara, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘRappukoski, Junosuando, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘGruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘLieteksavo Prospect, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
LTU-DT-0536-SE. Wanhainen.Aitik (Doctoral thesis)
Knipfer, S., Nordin, R., Wasström, A., Höglund, S., Joslin, G., & Wanhainen, C. The Aitik porphyry Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) deposit in Sweden.
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Nigatu, Wondowossen (2011) Rhenium in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit. Master of Science, Luleå University of Technology. 48 pp.
Fengxiang Wang, Fengjun Nie, Weibo Zhang, Yi Cao, and Chengwu Ding (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(5), 1068-1071
 
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