Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norwayi
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Sulitjelma Copper Mines | Group of Mines |
Sulitjelma | Village |
Fauske | Municipality |
Nordland | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 7' 58'' North , 16° 4' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Deposit first discovered:
1860
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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SulisjielmmΓ‘ | 483 (2013) | 1.5km |
Straumen | 827 (2010) | 31.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
14413
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14413:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ac5ee180-9905-47fc-bf78-8b6777dde4be
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sulitjelma Mines
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Sulitjelma kobbergruver, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norge
The massive pyritic Cu-(Zn) sulphide deposits are located about 80 km ESE of BodΓΈ and 35 km from the town of Fauske (in the municipality with the same name). The sulphide mineralisation was first discovered in 1860 by a trader named Mons Petter. Mining begun in the year of 1886 and the mines closed finally in 1991.
A number of orebodies has been mined both north and south of the lake Langvann. The mines in the south are Furuhaugen, Sagmo, Jakobsbakken and Anna. To the North are (E to W); Bursi, Mons Petter, Charlotta, Giken, Hankabakken, Ny-Sulitjelma amd Holmsen (Gudrun) mines. There are approximately 20 orebodies with an aggregate 35 million metric tons of ore.
The sulphide deposits are a classical example of stratabound volcanic-exhalative mineralisation which underwent subsequent amphibolite-grade metamorphism and polyphase tectonic deformation during the Scandinavian portion of the Caledonian Orogeny (Vokes 1976, Cook 1996).
The 1 to 3 meter thick orebodies follow the general structures which dip 10 to 40 degrees.
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β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Localities: |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Localities: |
β Allargentum Formula: (Ag1-xSbx) |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Altaite Formula: PbTe |
β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Localities: References: |
β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Localities: |
β Antimony Formula: Sb Localities: Description: Ramdohr reports antimony as small inclutions in galena associated with electrum (1938). |
β Antimony var. Bismuth-bearing Antimony Formula: (Sb,Bi) |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Aragonite ? Formula: CaCO3 Description: Reported by Garmo (1983), but all "aragonite"-samples analyzed by XRD has shown to be calcite |
β Arsenic Formula: As |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Habit: (110), (011) and (012). Description: Analyses give cobalt 0,98% to 6,81%. |
β Arsenopyrite var. Danaite Formula: (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS Localities: Description: crystals up to 2 cm |
β Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 Localities: Description: Found as one singel microscopic grain. |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
β Bismuth Formula: Bi Description: Found as a single grain 4 my in size at the grain boundary between galena and gudmundite |
β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Description: Only as a trace mineral. |
β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Localities: |
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Localities: |
β Breithauptite Formula: NiSb Localities: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
β 'Chabazite' |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
β Formula: CuSbS2 Locality: Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway - erroneously reported Description: Grains to 3 mm usually at grain borders between galena and chalcopyrite has originally been described as Wolfsbergite by Ramdohr (1938). Cook (1996) however was not able to find chalcostibite in any of the original samples it was described from, and he concludes that it is probably a misidentified meneghinite. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
β Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
β Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Description: Found in 1975. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, Kongsberg specimen. |
β Costibite Formula: CoSbS |
β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 Localities: |
β Dyscrasite Formula: Ag3Sb |
β Empressite Formula: AgTe |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O Localities: Northern Shaft, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Giken Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Charlotta Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Hankabakken Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Mons Petter Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway |
β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Giken II Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Sagmo Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway Kong Oscar Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway |
β Formula: Pb14Sb6S23 Locality: Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway - erroneously reported Description: Described by Ramdohr (1938). All the samples of the geocronite-jordanite series analyzed by Cook (1996), also the original samples, showed to have a composition towards the jordanite end of the solid solution. |
β Gold Formula: Au Localities: |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Localities: |
β Graphite Formula: C Localities: |
β Gudmundite Formula: FeSbS Localities: |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Gyrolite Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
β Harmotome Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
β Heulandite-Ca Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O Description: Crystals from two pockets were analysed (Nordrum et al 2003) and forund to be zonated with both strontian heulandite-Ca and calcian heulandite-Sr. |
β Heulandite-Sr Formula: (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O Description: Crystals from two pockets were analysed (Nordrum et al 2003) and forund to be zonated with both strontian heulandite-Ca and calcian heulandite-Sr. |
β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Localities: |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O Description: Analysis done on a apophyllite sample from Charlotta mine showed it to be inbetween the 2 endmember hydroxyapophyllite and fluorapophyllite (Larsen (1980)) |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
β Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 |
β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
β LΓΆllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
β Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: |
β Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 Description: First found on a museum sample labelled arsenopyrite in Natural History Museum, Oslo (Neumann 1985). Later found by Cook (1996)b |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Localities: |
β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
β Nisbite Formula: NiSb2 Localities: |
β Okenite Formula: Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O Localities: References: |
β 'Parisite' ? Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 Description: A sample with parisite was given to the Mineralogical Museum of Oslo by BrΓΈgger in 1901. The sample labelled parisite has been investigated in recent time, but parisite was not found on the specimen (Nordrum 2004) |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. Description: Rounded cubes to 5 x 5 cm. |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
β Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: |
β Scolecite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O Localities: |
β Seligmannite Formula: PbCuAsS3 |
β Silver Formula: Ag Localities: Description: as microscopic inclusions in pyragyrite and other sulphosalts |
β Silver var. Kongsbergite Formula: (Ag,Hg) |
β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 Localities: |
β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Localities: |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Localities: |
β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S Description: Small inclusions in galena. |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 Localities: |
β Thaumasite Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O Localities: |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
β Tsumoite Formula: BiTe |
β Valleriite Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 Description: As lamellaes in chalcopyrite. |
β Witherite Formula: BaCO3 Description: Sr-bearing |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Silver var. Kongsbergite | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
β | 1.AA.05 | Ag | |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | Antimony var. Bismuth-bearing Antimony | 1.CA.05 | (Sb,Bi) |
β | 1.CA.05 | Sb | |
β | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
β | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Empressite | 2.CB.80 | AgTe |
β | Breithauptite | 2.CC.05 | NiSb |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
β | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
β | Tsumoite | 2.DC.05 | BiTe |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
β | Costibite | 2.EB.10d | CoSbS |
β | Nisbite | 2.EB.15a | NiSb2 |
β | LΓΆllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
β | Gudmundite | 2.EB.20 | FeSbS |
β | Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | 2.EB.20 | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
β | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS | |
β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
β | Valleriite | 2.FD.30 | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
β | Seligmannite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuAsS3 |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | 'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
β | Chalcostibite ? | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
β | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
β | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
β | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
β | Geocronite ? | 2.JB.30a | Pb14Sb6S23 |
β | Jordanite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14As6S23 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
β | Aragonite ? | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Thaumasite | 7.DG.15 | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) Β· 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) Β· 8H2O |
β | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) Β· 8H2O |
β | Okenite | 9.EA.40 | Ca10Si18O46 Β· 18H2O |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Gyrolite | 9.EE.30 | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 Β· 14H2O |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Scolecite | 9.GA.05 | CaAl2Si3O10 Β· 3H2O |
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
β | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 Β· 12H2O |
β | Heulandite-Sr | 9.GE.05 | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 24H2O |
β | Heulandite-Ca | 9.GE.05 | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 26H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'Parisite' ? | - | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Chabazite' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
H | β Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O |
H | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
H | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
H | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
H | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
C | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
C | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
O | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
O | β Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
O | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
O | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
O | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
O | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
F | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
F | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
Na | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
Al | β Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Al | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
Al | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Si | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
Si | β Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
Si | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
S | β Costibite | CoSbS |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
S | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
S | β Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
S | β Mackinawite | FeS |
S | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Realgar | As4S4 |
S | β Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
S | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
S | β Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O |
Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O |
Ca | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
Ca | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
Ca | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Fe | β LΓΆllingite | FeAs2 |
Fe | β Mackinawite | FeS |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Fe | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Fe | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Costibite | CoSbS |
Co | β Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Breithauptite | NiSb |
Ni | β Nisbite | NiSb2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Cu | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
Cu | β Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cu | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Arsenic | As |
As | β Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
As | β LΓΆllingite | FeAs2 |
As | β Realgar | As4S4 |
As | β Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
As | β Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
Se | Selenium | |
Se | β Clausthalite | PbSe |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
Sr | β Heulandite-Sr | (Sr,Na,Ca)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 24H2O |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
Ag | β Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Empressite | AgTe |
Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | β Silver var. Kongsbergite | (Ag,Hg) |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
Sb | β Antimony | Sb |
Sb | β Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
Sb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | β Breithauptite | NiSb |
Sb | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Sb | β Costibite | CoSbS |
Sb | β Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Sb | β Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
Sb | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
Sb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Sb | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
Sb | β Nisbite | NiSb2 |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
Sb | β Antimony var. Bismuth-bearing Antimony | (Sb,Bi) |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
Te | β Empressite | AgTe |
Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Te | β Tsumoite | BiTe |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | β Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
Ba | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
La | Lanthanum | |
La | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Nd | Neodymium | |
Nd | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Silver var. Kongsbergite | (Ag,Hg) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
Pb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | β Clausthalite | PbSe |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
Pb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Pb | β Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
Pb | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
Pb | β Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Bi | β Tsumoite | BiTe |
Bi | β Antimony var. Bismuth-bearing Antimony | (Sb,Bi) |
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Cook, Nigel J., Halls, Christopher, Kaspersen, Perry O. (1990) The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway; some new interpretations. Economic Geology, 85 (8) 1720-1737 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.8.1720
Cook, Nigel J. (1996) Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews, 11 (5) 303-338 doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(96)00009-1