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Diopside from
Stora Sahavaara, Sahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stora Sahavaara, Sahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900729:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTapuli (Tapulivuoma), Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘRautuoja mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘRautuvaara mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘLaurinoja Mine, Hannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘKuervitikko mine, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘHannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘLeveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
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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