Mineral Chemistry of Gangue Minerals in the Kiirunavaara Iron Ore

• Main Author: Nordstrand, Joakim
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Life Earth Science; Bio- och geovetenskaper; malmgeologi; mineralkemi; kiruna-typ malm; silikater; Kiruna; Malm
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-43100

The iron-ore of Kiirunavaara is one of the largest magnetite-apatite mineralisation in the world. It is well known for its purity and size and its origin has been the subject of an intense debate for over a century. The composition of the most important minerals from an economic point of view, magne...