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Kiruna

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 Schweden / Norrbotten, Provinz / Kiruna

Kind of Exposure

City, town

Geology

IOCG - Lagerstätte

Entrance Restrictions

Es gibt während der Sommermonate bis Ende August geführte Touren durch die LKAB Info Mine. Dabei kann man Eisenerz und Bohrkerne als Souvenirs mitnehmen. Mineraliensuche dabei soll nicht möglich sein. Info und Buchungen: www.lappland.se

GPS Coordinates

Kiruna


Kiruna

WGS 84: 
Lat.: 67.8557995° N, 
Long: 20.2252821° E
WGS 84: 
Lat.: 67° 51' 20.878" N,
   Long: 20° 13' 31.016" E
Local weather information, Macrostrat geological map

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Kiruna, Norrbotten, SE
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Kiruna

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 Schweden / Norrbotten, Provinz / Kiruna

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 Sweden / Norrbotten County / Kiruna

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Images from localities (15 Images total)

Bruch-Formation
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Bruch-Formation
Geplant in der Zukunft. Kirunavaara Grube. Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Copyright: LKAB; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: LKAB
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Kirunavaara Grube
Image: 1216376423
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Bruch-Formation

Geplant in der Zukunft. Kirunavaara Grube. Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Collection: LKAB
Copyright: LKAB
Contribution: Doc Diether 2008-07-18
Kirunavaara Grube
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Kirunavaara Grube
Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Copyright: LKAB; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: LKAB
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Kirunavaara Grube
Image: 1216375743
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Kirunavaara Grube

Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Collection: LKAB
Copyright: LKAB
Contribution: Doc Diether 2008-07-18
LKW mit Sprengstoff
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LKW mit Sprengstoff
der direkt in die Bohrlöcher gepumpt wird. Kirunavaara Grube, Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Copyright: LKAB; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: LKAB
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Kirunavaara Grube
Image: 1216396066
Rating: 8 (votes: 1)
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LKW mit Sprengstoff

der direkt in die Bohrlöcher gepumpt wird. Kirunavaara Grube, Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Collection: LKAB
Copyright: LKAB
Contribution: Doc Diether 2008-07-18
Kugelmühlenhalle
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Kugelmühlenhalle
Zur Feinzerkleinerung des Erzes. Svapavaara, Lappland, Schweden.
Copyright: LKAB; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: LKAB
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Svappavaara
Image: 1216323956
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Kugelmühlenhalle

Zur Feinzerkleinerung des Erzes. Svapavaara, Lappland, Schweden.
Collection: LKAB
Copyright: LKAB
Contribution: Doc Diether 2008-07-17
Erzzug
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Erzzug
Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Copyright: LKAB; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: LKAB
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna
Image: 1216323696
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Erzzug

Kiruna, Lappland, Schweden.
Collection: LKAB
Copyright: LKAB
Contribution: Doc Diether 2008-07-17

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Detailed Description

Weltgrößter und modernster Eisenerz-Bergbau

Mineral images (36 Images total)

Quarz
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Quarz
Quarzkristalle; Stufe ca.17 cm x 15 cm; X bis 7 cm; durch Hämatit leicht rötlich; mit Chlorit; Kiruna Schweden
Copyright: PriMus1; Contribution: PriMus1
Collection: Privat - Museum M+M. Sendelbach
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna
Mineral: Quartz
Image: 1457978514
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Quarz

Quarzkristalle; Stufe ca.17 cm x 15 cm; X bis 7 cm; durch Hämatit leicht rötlich; mit Chlorit; Kiruna Schweden
Collection: Privat - Museum M+M. Sendelbach
Copyright: PriMus1
Contribution: PriMus1 2016-03-14
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Fluellit xx
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Fluellit xx
Fundort: Leveäniemi, Svappavaara, Lappland, Schweden; Bildbreite: 6 mm
Copyright: Leonardus; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Svappavaara/Leveäniemi Eisenmine
Mineral: Fluellite
Image: 1223322316
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Fluellit xx

Fundort: Leveäniemi, Svappavaara, Lappland, Schweden; Bildbreite: 6 mm
Copyright: Leonardus
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2008-10-06
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Beraunit
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Beraunit
Bildbreite: 15 mm; Fundort: Leveäniemi, Svappavaara, Lappland, Schweden
Copyright: Alan Goldstein; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Svappavaara/Leveäniemi Eisenmine
Mineral: Beraunit
Image: 1254168731
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Beraunit

Bildbreite: 15 mm; Fundort: Leveäniemi, Svappavaara, Lappland, Schweden
Copyright: Alan Goldstein
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2009-09-28
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Fluellit
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Fluellit
Etwa 64 mm x 41 mm gruße Stufe mit Fluellit von der Leveäniemi Mine bei Svappaara in Schweden.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer, Collection number: SyS-Flue-5-1-1
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Svappavaara/Leveäniemi Eisenmine
Mineral: Fluellite
Image: 1721669377
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Fluellit (SNr: SyS-Flue-5-1-1)

Etwa 64 mm x 41 mm gruße Stufe mit Fluellit von der Leveäniemi Mine bei Svappaara in Schweden.
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2024-07-22
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Strengit
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Strengit
Kugelige violette Kristalle mit Magnetit und anderen, BB = 30 mm; Fundort: Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Prov. Norbotten, Schweden.
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: B000946, Donator: Rudi und Franziska Schwinghammer
Location: Schweden/Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Svappavaara/Leveäniemi Eisenmine
Mineral: Strengite
Image: 1443465133
Rating: 8.6 (votes: 5)
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Strengit (SNr: B000946)

Kugelige violette Kristalle mit Magnetit und anderen, BB = 30 mm; Fundort: Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Prov. Norbotten, Schweden.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2015-09-28
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Minerals (Count: 118)

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Actinoliter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Adularia (Var.: Orthoclase)M
Albiter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
2M
'Allanite group'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
Amazonite (Var.: Microcline)2M
AnataseM
Andradite2M
Anhydriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Ankeriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
2M
Annite2M
Antigorite2M
'Apatite group'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
6M
'Apophyllit-Gruppe'2M
Arsenopyrite2M
AugiteM
Azurite2M
Baryter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Bermanite2M
'Biotite'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
Borniter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
4M
'Britholite group'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Cacoxenite3 PM
CalaveriteM
Calciter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
5M
Carbonate-fluorapatite (Var.: Fluorapatite)M
Carbonate-hydroxylapatite (Var.: Hydroxylapatite)M
'Chabazite series'2M
ChalcoalumiteM
Chalcocite2M
Chalcopyriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
5M
Chlorapatite2M
'Chlorite group'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
4M
Chrysocolla5M
ChrysotileM
Copper2M
Covellite2M
Crandallite2M
Cuprite2M
DevillineM
Digenite2M
Diopside4M
Dolomite2M
Dufrénite3M
EdeniteM
Epidote4M
Erythrite2M
Ferroberaunite3M
Ferrostrunzite2M
Ferro-hornblende2M
Fluellite2 PM
Fluorapatiter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)

Bertil I. Pålsson, Olof Martinsson, Christina Wanhainen, Andreas Fredriksson: Unlocking rare earth elements from european apatite‐iron ores. ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference|Milos|04‐07/09/2014, S. 211-220.
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
2M
Fluoriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
2M
Frondelite2M
GalenaM
Gold2M
GraphiteM
Gypsumr
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
Hematiter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
6M
'Heulandite series'2M
'Hornblende'3M
Hydroxylapatite1M
Ilmenite2M
Jasper (Var.: Chalcedony)M
Kaolinite2M
Kidwellite3 PM
KotulskiteM
'Laubmannite'2M
Laumontite2M
'Limonite'2M
LinnaeiteM
Magnetiter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)

Shannon G. Broughm, John M. Hanchar, Fernando Tornos, Anne Westhues & Samuel Attersley: Mineral chemistry of magnetite from magnetite-apatite mineralization and their host rocks: examples from Kiruna, Sweden, and El Laco, Chile. Mineralium Deposita Vol. 52, Issue 8 (2017) S. 1223–1244.
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna)
6 PM
Malachite3M
Marialite3M
Meionite3M
MeloniteM
MerenskyiteM
Microcline3M
MilleriteM
Mitridatite2M
Molybdenite2M
'Monazite'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
2M
MoncheiteM
Montgomeryite2M
Muscoviter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Natrolite2M
OrthoclaseM
Parisite-(Ce)r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
PentlanditeM
Phosphosiderite2M
Pyriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
4M
PyrrhotiteM
Quartzr
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
4 PM
Rhodonite2M
Rockbridgeite2M
Rutiler
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
'Scapolite'1M
Scolecite2M
SiegeniteM
SilverM
SphaleriteM
'Stilbite series'4 PM
Stilbite-Ca2M
Strengite3 PM
Talcr
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
TemagamiteM
TenoriteM
ThaumasiteM
Thoriter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Tinticite2 PM
Titaniter
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
5M
'Tourmaline supergroup'3M
TremoliteM
Variscite2M
ViolariteM
Wavellite2M
'Xenotime group'r
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
1M
Zirconr
Patrick Krolop: The Per Geijer iron ore deposits: Characterization based on mineralogical, geochemical and process mineralogical methods. Dissertation Freiberg (2022)
(Norrbotten, Provinz/Kiruna/Per Geijer Lagerstätte)
3M
ZoisiteM
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Rocks (Count: 21)

IgnimbriteR
amphibolite1R
breccia1R
carbonate sediments and sedimentary rock1R
conglomerate2R
gabbro (s.s.)1R
granite1R
granodiorite1R
iron rich sedimentary rocks5R
ironstone1R
leptite4R
metabasite1R
porphyry2R
quartz-porphyry2R
quartzite3R
sandstone1R
schist1R
skarn5R
syenite2R
tuffite1R
volcanic rock4R
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Subsidiary Pages

 
Sweden

 
 
Norrbotten County

 
 
 
Kiruna 

 
 
 
 
Kirunavaara Grube 

 
 
 
 
Luossavaara

 
 
 
 
Per Geijer Lagerstätte

 
 
 
 
Svappavaara

 
 
 
 
 
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Leveäniemi Eisenmine

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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Bjällerud, C.-G. (1989). Phosphate Minerals from the Leveäniemi Iron Mine, Svappavaara, Sweden. Min. Rec., Vol.20, H.5, S.343-46.
  • Econ. Geol. (1994): 89: 1249-61.
  • Wilke, H.-H. (1997). Die Mineralien und Fundstellen von Schweden. Weise Verlag, München, S.167ff.
  • Broughm, S.G., J.M. Hanchar, F. Tornos, A. Westhues & S. Attersley (2017): Mineral chemistry of magnetite from magnetite-apatite mineralization and their host rocks: examples from Kiruna, Sweden, and El Laco, Chile. Min.Depos., Vol.52, Is.8, S.1223–44.
  • Joel B.H. Andersson; Tobias E. Bauer; Olof Martinsson: Structural Evolution of the Central Kiruna Area, Northern Norrbotten, Sweden: Implications on the Geologic Setting Generating Iron Oxide-Apatite and Epigenetic Iron and Copper Sulfides. Economic Geology Vol.116, Nr. 8 (2021) S. 1981-2009.
  • Ervin Veress; Joel B.H. Andersson; Inna Popova; Irvine R. Annesley; Tobias E. Bauer: Three-Dimensional Geologic Modeling of the Kiruna Mining District, Sweden: Insights into the Crustal Architecture and Structural Controls on Iron Oxide-Apatite Mineralization. Economic Geology Vol.119, Nr. 5 (2024) S. 1089-1113. Open Access doi:10.5382/econgeo.5080
  • http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/geode/Fennoscandia/Kiruna.html
  • http://www.skan-kristallin.de/schweden/regionen/norrland/norrland.html

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GUID (Global unique identifier) 424E4AA0-0493-474D-AE0D-0BA63D4FDACE
Database ID 6474