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Locality Name:
Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1880
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1880

mindat Locality ID:
mindat URL:

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, Finland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kurula
Rauhala Deposit

Latitude: 64°3'27"N
Longitude: 24°47'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.0575,24.789722222222
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 Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumArsenicArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EpidoteLöllingiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteStanniteTetrahedrite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Allargentum  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nisbite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)1880188014995269
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS18801880249951,499529052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi188018801499521966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4188018801499525516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1118801880149952843
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2188018801499525171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S188018801499525707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21880188014995227198
Copper  (*)CopperCu188018801499523846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS188018801499524165
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)18801880149952180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)188018801499528173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1880188014995224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)188018801499527437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18801880249951,4995230554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS18801880149952170
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31880188014995214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3188018801499525433
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS41880188014995282
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)18801880149952451
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2188018801499525674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21880188014995217380
Nisbite  (*)LöllingiteNiSb21880188014995220
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21880188014995239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8188018801499529056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218801880249951,4995261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2188018801499525614
Silver  (*)CopperAg188018801499525186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1880188014995221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS418801880149952668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13188018801499525317


2 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
sedznpb-00198188018801880        9697Rauhala Deposit, Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandRauhalaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
vms-0048118801880Early Proterozoic       S9697Rauhala Deposit, Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandRauhalaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140338Kakanda Deposit, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R140338
R060317Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060317
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R060313Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060313
R070686Fichtel Mountains, Germany/Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070686
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070109Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070109
FKM-149Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-149
FKM-215Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-215
R070132Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070132
R070116Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070116
R060477Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060477
R070135Bikkulovskoe Deposit, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070135
R050216Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050216

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