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Tourmaline from
Lainijaur Mine (Lainejaur), Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lainijaur Mine (Lainejaur), Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62123
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62123:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘMensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘKristineberg Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHolmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘGråberget, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘPetiknäs mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘLagbäcken, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘBoliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘHebbersfors (Häbbersfors), Sandfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘLaver Mine, Älvsbyn, Norrbotten County, Sweden
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘBjörkdal Mine, Sandfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Grip, Erland (1961) Geology of the nickel deposit at Lainijaur in northern Sweden and a summary of other nickel deposits in Sweden. Avhandlingar och uppsatser. Serie C 577. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning 79pp.
 
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