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Locality Name:
Kaulus, Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 387.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 340

mindat Locality ID: 273441
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273441.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaulus, Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°47'17"N
Longitude: 29°17'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.788055555556,29.298055555556
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 B Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Li Mg Na O P S Se Si Sr Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Li Mg Na O P S Se Si Sr Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparMarcasite
MicaMonaziteNonePyritePyroxeneRutileTourmalineZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(La)  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Ferroselite  (*)Goethite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Strontianite  (*)Tainiolite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Zektzerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6387.434001022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)387.434008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)387.43400706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O387.4340092
Ancylite-(La)  (*)AncyliteLaSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O387.4340013
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6387.434002060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)387.4340011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F387.43400304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)387.43400115
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)387.4340046
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe2387.4340051
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)387.434007437
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)387.4340037
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)387.43400945
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2387.4340039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2387.434005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)387.434002705
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)387.43400589
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F2387.4340040
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)387.434001006
Zektzerite  (*)NoneNaLiZrSi6O15387.4340011


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000489carbonatite complex
Jen_0000853MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000854MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000855MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000856MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000857MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.


7 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
Jen_0000489387.4373.2380.3±7.1Th-Pb    Yes  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokli ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000853360360360     Yes  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000854365345355±10Rb-Sr phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000855360340350±10K-Ar phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000856365360.6362.8±2.2Rb-Sr    Yes  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000857372.5363.1367.8±4.7Rb-Sr    Yes  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
P22_462_fig1_010376358367±9     Yes  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokli, FinlandArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 

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