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Locality Name:
Aijala, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland

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

mindat Locality ID: 12048
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12048.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aijala, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°11'39"N
Longitude: 23°21'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.194166666667,23.363888888889
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 Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteEpidote
GarnetMeneghiniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel
TetrahedriteTitaniteWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31800180001534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2180018000718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1800180009052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41800180005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11180018000843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18001800027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181800180001008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1800180004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3180018000802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61800180004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1800180008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6180018000741
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14180018000784
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24180018000158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1800180005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131800180005317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1800180004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21800180002562


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-0047218001800Proterozoic       S12048Aijala, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandAijalaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-004762500541Proterozoic     Yes  9696Metsämonttu Mine, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandMetsamonttuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-004772500541Proterozoic     Yes  65283Orijärvi, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandOrijarviMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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