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Magnetite from
Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:491267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:491267:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKalixforsbron, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘKiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘTuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘViscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘLuossavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRektorn, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘHenry Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘNukutus deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Smith, M., Coppard, J., Herrington, R. (2010) The Geology of the Rakkurijärvi Cu Prospect, Norrbotten County, Sweden. In Porter, T.M., (ed.), Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective, v. 4 - Advances in the Understanding of IOCG Deposits; PGC Publishing, Adelaide, pp. 427-440.
PGC Publishing, Adelaide, pp. 427-440
Smith, M., Coppard, J., Herrington, R., Stein, H. (2007) The Geology of the Rakkurijarvi Cu-(Au) Prospect, Norrbotten: A New Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold Deposit in Northern Sweden. Economic Geology, 102 (3) 393-414 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.102.3.393
Drejing-Carroll, David, Hitzman, Murray W., Coller, David (2023) Geology of the Nautanen North Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit, Norrbotten, Sweden. Economic Geology, 118 (8) 1765-1794 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5019
 
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