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Biotite from
Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:659128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:659128:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘKiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKalixforsbron, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘLuossavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘTuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘAltavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘTjårrojåkka apatite-iron deposit, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘTjårrojåkka copper(-gold) deposit, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘPattok, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘPainirova, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Martinsson, O. (1997) The Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit and related geological excursion stops in the Kiruna area, in Research and exploration - where do they meet? 4th Biennial SGA Meeting, August 11-13, 1997, Turku, Finland. Excursion guidebook B1: ore deposits of Lapland in northern Finland and Sweden. Geological Survey of Finland Guide (Geologian Tutkimuskeskus Opas) 43, 37-39
Valentin Alain (2014) Mineral Chemistry and Texture Paragenesis of Alteration Minerals in the Pahtohavare Cu-Au Deposit, Sweden. Masters Thesis Luleå University of Technology
Logan, Leslie; Veress, Ervin; Andersson, Joel BH; Martinsson, Olof; Bauer, Tobias E (2023) Structural framework and timing of the Pahtohavare Cu\pmAu deposits, Kiruna mining district, Sweden. Solid Earth, 14 (7). 763-784
 
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