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Arsenopyrite from
Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


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Arsenopyrite, etc.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite, etc.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
00156320017272028435585.jpg
Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
02356710017272028459241.jpg
Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
06995780017272036207001.jpg
Arsenopyrite, etc.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
02356710017272028459241.jpg
Arsenopyrite

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite65
Quartz63
Chalcopyrite41
Sphalerite31
Rutile30
Dravite27
Pyrite18
Falkmanite10
Tetrahedrite Subgroup10
Bournonite8
Galena6
Tennantite Subgroup2
Jamesonite2
Marcasite2
Cobaltite1
Rhyolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54295:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘMångfallberget, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLångsele, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘKankberg mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKrångfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRenström Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘÅkulla Au-Te deposit, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘPetiknäs mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘVaruträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘÄlgträsk deposit, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘÅkerberg mine, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Econ Geol (1996) 91:1073-1087
Weihed, Jeanette Bergman, Bergstrom, Ulf, Billstrom, Kjell, Weihed, Par (1996) Geology, tectonic setting, and origin of the Paleoproterozoic Boliden Au-Cu-As deposit, Skellefte District, northern Sweden. Economic Geology, 91 (6) 1073-1097 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1073
Wagner, T., Jonsson, E. (2001) Mineralogy of sulfosalt-rich vein-type ores, Boliden massive sulfide deposit, Skellefte district, northern Sweden. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (3) 855-872 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.3.855
 
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