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Spodumene from
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Spodumene

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Montmorillonite4
Muscovite3
Elbaite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54001:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘÅkerberg mine, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
77.2km (47.9 miles) ⓘKluntarna, Piteå, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Quensel, Percy (1937) Minerals of the Varuträsk Pegmatite. I. The lithium - manganese phosphates. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 59 (1) 77-96 doi:10.1080/11035893709444929
Quensel, Percy (1938) Minerals of the Varuträsk Pegmatite. X. Spodumene and its alteration products. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 60 (2). 201-215 doi:10.1080/11035893809444995
Lynch, Edward P.; Szentpéteri, Krisztián; Andersson, Joel B.H.; Kuusela, Janne; Sadeghi, Martiya; Bauer, Tobias E. (2025) Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106739 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106739
 
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