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Pyrrhotite from
Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:877327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:877327:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRakkurijÃĪrvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘAltavaara Deposit, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘPaanikielinen, Vittangi, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘLeveÃĪniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘNautanen North deposit, Nautanen, GÃĪllivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘNautanen Mine, Nautanen, GÃĪllivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKopparÃĨsen S, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKuokula deposit, KopparÃĨsen, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘAitik Mine, GÃĪllivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Martinsson, O. (1991): Geological and geochemical evidence for the genesis of the Viscaria Cu-deposit, northern Sweden. Geologiska FÃķreningen i Stockholm FÃķrhandlingar. 113: 58-59.
 
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