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Locality Name:
Valkeasuo (Hosko), Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2858
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2683

mindat Locality ID: 13135
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13135.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Valkeasuo (Hosko), Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 63°4'47"N
Longitude: 31°8'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.079722222222,31.149722222222

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 Bi Ca Cu Fe H K O S Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K O S Si Te W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCopperMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2858268309052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS228582683027198
Gold  (*)CopperAu27832773030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428582683014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22858268305674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228582683017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS228582683039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82858268309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228582683061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2858268304894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52858268301516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS28582683021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3285826830276



8 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
Mo-00241278227602771±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KV1 YesMolybdenite Mo39862Kivisuo Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKivisuoStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00242280327812792±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KV1 YesMolybdenite Mo39862Kivisuo Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKivisuoStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Kristen002258278327732783-2773Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Mo, Au204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilai Mo-Au ProspectHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00409278427622773±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN93-KU1 YesMolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00410279427722783±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KU1 YesMolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00484280527492777±28Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1 YesPyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00485285828022830±28Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1 YesPyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00486273726832710±27Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1 YesPyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 


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