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Locality Name:
Kaatiala Pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1806
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 1657
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1657.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaatiala Pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 62°40'45"N
Longitude: 23°29'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.679166666667,23.490555555556
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeApatiteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbite
CovelliteDumortieriteFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteLöllingite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSymplesiteTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineVivianiteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bityite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)
Kaatialaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Switzerite  (*)Symplesite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Topaz  (*)Uraninite  (*)Varulite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1806180008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)318061800094
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31806180002353
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3180618000231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1806180009052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2180618000606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181806180004286
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)218061800031
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41806180005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18061800027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21806180005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218061800027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6180618000518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8180618000181
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1806180004165
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)180618000648
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18180618000231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)180618000520
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO418061800029
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O18061800072
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1806180002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21806180009617
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O180618000125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH180618000367
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18061800018
Kaatialaite  (*)NoneFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3·5H2O18061800012
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41806180005591
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)180618000155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2180618000762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)218061800012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1806180004924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)180618000200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1806180001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218061800017380
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O180618000124
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218061800039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218061800061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1806180002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1806180001153
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31806180001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18061800021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6180618000688
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O18061800021
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O18061800092
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131806180001803
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21806180001476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21806180002718
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)318061800015
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O180618000636
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1806180005251


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
Alexandra-0405180018001800 Age of pegmatite      1657Kaatiala Pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, FinlandKaatialanTuovinen, L. (2013) MT2013_Tuovinen 
Bradley_2012_139180618021804±2U/Pb columbite, tantalite     1657Kaatiala Pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, FinlandKaatialaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060740Kaatiala Pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R060740

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