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Locality Name:
Vittinki Mn-Fe Formation, Seinäjoki-Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 12020
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12020.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vittinki Mn-Fe Formation, Seinäjoki-Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 B Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBrauniteCalciteClayCorundumGarnetHumiteMicaNickeline
NoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSpinel

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Kanoite  (*)Kinoshitalite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxferroite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Taramellite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS0312
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2057
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)0371
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6084
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)20223
Kanoite  (*)PyroxeneMnMgSi2O607
Kinoshitalite  (*)Mica ClayBaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)2020
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)0451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)0186
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Pyroxferroite  (*)NoneFe2+SiO3017
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO30147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Taramellite  (*)NoneBa4(Fe3+,Ti)4O2[B2Si8O27]Clx08
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)0240
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS01044


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