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Native Copper from
Vitåfors mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments:First found in 1910 10 meter below the surface. The copper was found filling a fracture in metabasite dyke inside the iron ore. The copper appears as massive to skeletal crusts up to a few mm in thickness made of crystals up to 0,1 mm in size.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vitåfors mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96686:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSofia mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘKapten mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMalmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘGruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘRakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘPahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘViscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Granström, C. G. (1910) Om fynd af gedigen koppar i Gellivare Malmberg. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 32 (7) 1546-1548 doi:10.1080/11035891009443117
 
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