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Locality Name:
Old Mining Field, 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: 251018
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251018.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Old Mining Field, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Meyer Mine
Omeljanoff Mine
Pervoi Mine
Ristaus-Kelinoja Mine
Schwartz Mine
Toivo Mine (Usko-Toivo-Rakkaus)

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteGarnetNickelineNone
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wickmanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3205819742103352,1033561534
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42058197411033515516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20581974110335627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2205819743103351,103352,1033565171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S205819742103351,1033565707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2205819743103351,103352,10335627198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2058197411033514165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2058197411033511027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62058197404135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2058197408173
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4205819742103351,10335614899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2205819742103351,10335639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82058197411033569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220581974110335661156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2058197411033564894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS205819743103351,103352,10335621482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22058197411033562562
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)620581974110335624


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 YesGalena  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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