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Magnetite from
Hannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite5
Chalcopyrite3
Pyrite2
Calcite2
Hornblende Root Name Group1
Plagioclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553556:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
Laurinoja Mine, Hannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKuervitikko mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLaurinoja Mine, Hannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘRautuoja mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘRautuvaara mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘPahtavuoma (Pahtavuoma-U), Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘPalotieva, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘTapuli (Tapulivuoma), Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘStora Sahavaara, Sahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘRuutijärvi, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘSahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008
en.gtk.fi (2007) http://en.gtk.fi/ExplorationFinland/Commodities/Gold/hannukainen.html
Niiranen, Tero (2011) Field excursion 6. OCG and Porphyry-Cu deposits in northern Finland and Sweden, in Final Programme Abstracts. 25th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium. August 22–26, 2011, Rovaniem, Finland B92-1, Vuorimiesyhdistys - Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. 177-178
Bowell, Robert J.; Evans, Jessica; Declercq, Julien; Griffiths, Ruth; Barnes, Andrew; Brough, Christopher; Fuellenbach, Lisa; Cloete, Elsabe; Lahti, Tuomas (2026) Environmental Geochemistry of Sulfide-Bearing Iron Oxide Deposits in Scandinavia: Importance of Gangue Minerals and Sulfide Crystallinity in the Delay of Acid Generation. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020171
 
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