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Magnetite from
Mertainen, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mertainen, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:629408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629408:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘPainirova, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLeveÃĪniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘAltavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
21.6km (13.5 miles) ⓘNunasvaara, Vittangi, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘKalixforsbron, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘTuolluvaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘRakkurijÃĪrvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘKiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘKiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Erland Grip, Frietsch, Rudyard (1973) Malm i Sverige 2: Norra Sverige [Ore in Sweden 2: Northern Sweden]. Almqvust & Wiksell, Stockholm. p.1-295.
Lundberg, B.; Smellie, J. (1979) Painirova and Mertainen iron ores: two deposits of the Kiruna iron ore type in northern Sweden. Economic Geology, 74 (5). p.1131-1152. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.74.5.1131
 
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