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Apatite from
Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61492
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61492:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘLiikavaara East, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘNautanen North deposit, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘKoskullskulle mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘSelet mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMalmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘNya Alliansen mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTingvallskulle mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘKung Oskar mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘVitåfors mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘVälkomman mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Kontturi, Monika; Martinsson, Olof - Ed. (2000) Gold in the Aitik Cu-Au deposit, Gellivare area, Northern Sweden, in Abstract volume & Field trip guidebook. 2nd annual GEODE-Fennoscandian shield field workshop on Palaeoproterozoic and Archaean greenstone belts and VMS districts in the Fennoscandian Shield 28 August to 1 September, 2000, Gällivare-Kiruna, Sweden. Research Report 2000:6, Luleå University of Technology. 22
Nigatu, Wondowossen (2011) Rhenium in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit. Master of Science, Luleå University of Technology. 48 pp.
 
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