Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1974

mindat Locality ID: 251014
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251014.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe H In Mg O Pb S Si Sn Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe H In Mg O Pb S Si Sn Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumFluoriteHulsiteNonePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminomagnesiohulsite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Periclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Roquesite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminomagnesiohulsite  (*)HulsiteMg2AlO2(BO3)2058205803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2058205809052
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2205820580462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20582058027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22058205805171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220582058027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62058205804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22058205809895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22058205809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20582058024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320582058014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420582058014899
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO205820580114
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220582058061156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS220582058046
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20582058021482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2058205805251


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PR51_265-00007205820582058Pb-Pb galenaA 871  Galena  251014Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaHopunvaaraSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00010200420042004Pb-Pb galena6745 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00011200420042004Pb-Pb galena6746 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00012197419741974Pb-Pb galenaA 868 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 

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