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Locality Name:
Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1538

mindat Locality ID: 7039
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7039.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 61°33'0"N
Longitude: 31°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.55,31.5

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 Au B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCubaniteDiasporeFluoriteHumite
LöllingiteMicaNickelineNoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianiteWurtzite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Berborite  (*)Bromellite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinobehoite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Danalite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fluorvesuvianite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hambergite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schoenfliesite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Berborite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)·H2O15381538011
Bromellite  (*)NoneBeO1538153809
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20041538027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22004153805171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220041538027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2200415380285
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4153815380321
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4200415380951
Clinobehoite  (*)NoneBe(OH)21538153804
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82004153801756
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3200415380802
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S15381538058
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62004153804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22004153809895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22004153809617
Fluorvesuvianite  (*)VesuvianiteCa19(Al,Mg)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4O(F,OH)92004153801
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20041974024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2004153807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20041538030554
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)15381538081
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S153815380237
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2200415380762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420041538014899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22004153802273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220041538039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82004153809056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2004153804894
Schoenfliesite  (*)PerovskiteMgSn(OH)620041538010
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)220041538092
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2004153802473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20041538021482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102004153801395



5 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 YesGalena  251014Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaHopunvaaraSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
Be-00027153815381538  high    Berborite, Clinobehoite, Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2SBe7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia Stein et al. (2003)10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00269-2GCA67_3673 
PR51_265-00010200420042004Pb-Pb galena6745  Galena  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  Galena  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  Galena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070226Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070226


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