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Rakkejaur Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rakkejaur Mine | Mine |
| Malå | Municipality |
| Västerbotten County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 8' 30'' North , 19° 9' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Malå | 2,043 (2017) | 19.9km |
| Glommersträsk | 231 (2017) | 26.1km |
| Norsjö | 2,057 (2017) | 29.7km |
| Rusksele | 201 (2017) | 38.4km |
| Arvidsjaur | 4,655 (2017) | 49.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rakkejaur deposit
Name(s) in local language(s):
Rakkejaur, Skelleftefältet
Zn, Au, Ag mine, closed in 1988. Kuroko massive sulfide deposit.
Rakkejaur is one of the bigger deposits in the so called Skellefte field. It was mined as an open pit 1965-70, mining ceased in part cause of the technical problems to get a good concentrate. "Ore" contain approx. 1 ppm Au, 45 ppm Ag, .3% Cu, 2.3% Zn, 1.6%As and 27% S - but good amounts ~17 Mio tonnes.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Gudmundite Formula: FeSbS |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gudmundite | 2.EB.20 | FeSbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
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Rakkejaur Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden