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Locality Name:
Luikonlahti Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1959
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 40035
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-40035.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luikonlahti Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 62°55'21"N
Longitude: 28°40'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.9225,28.671944444444
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: Ag Al As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCubaniteFluoriteGarnetMolybdenite
NickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteTalcWurtzite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lead  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS180018000312
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2180018000718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41800180003902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4180018000951
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS180018000966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3180018000802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61800180004135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6180018000944
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4180018000445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC1800180002812
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te180018000804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31800180005433
Lead  (*)CopperPb180018000192
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4180018000359
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)180018000451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21800180005800
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81800180001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4180018000668
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21800180003337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21800180002562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21800180002718
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3180018000212
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4180018000380


3 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
vms-0047518001800Proterozoic       S40035Luikonlahti Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, FinlandLuikonlahtiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Cr-00004195918841950U-Pb zircon  YesZirconChromiteCr16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland Peltonen et al. (2008)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002OGR33_559charlene listed error as 5/
Cr-0000519081884 U-Pb zircon  YesZirconChromium-dravite, Chromite, Eskolaite, UvaroviteCr16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland Peltonen et al. (2008)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002OGR33_559charlene listed error as 25/

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