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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 16491
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16491.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Keretti Mine
Mokkivaara Mine

Latitude: 62°43'28"N
Longitude: 28°59'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.724444444444,28.991666666667
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 C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteEpidoteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTitaniteTourmalineUllmanniteWurtzite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Guyanaite  (*)Karelianite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Willyamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005410718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1959188414987327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2250054105171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41970197003902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8250054101756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS25005410966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250054101008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S325005410802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005410327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O619591884249872,498734135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)25005410648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)250054108173
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O319081884030
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2500541030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC250054102812
Guyanaite  (*)NoneCrO(OH)1959188406
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O32500541017
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)25005410451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2250054105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22500541017380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS25005410767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8250054101512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21959188414987339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21959188414987361156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S425005410249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1959188414987221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS425005410668
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O250054104899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054102562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS25005410293
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)319081884249872,49873212
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS2500541025


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
Cr-00004195918841950U-Pb zircon   ZirconChromiteCr16491Outokumpu 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   ZirconChromium-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/
EPSL141_161_0001197019701970Re-Osmineralizationchromite   Chromite  16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, FinlandOutokumpo depositWalker (1996) EPSL141_161 
vms-004782500541Proterozoic        16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, FinlandOutokumpuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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