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Locality Name:
Miessijoki River, Lemmenjoki, Inari, Lapland, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 123043
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123043.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Miessijoki River, Lemmenjoki, Inari, Lapland, Finland": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rapeli-Kangas Claim

Latitude: 68°39'27"N
Longitude: 23°19'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.6575,23.325
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 Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mn Mo Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi Co Cr Cu Fe Ir Mg Mo Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Sn Te Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteArthuriteAuricuprideCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCubanite
FluoriteGarnetIronIsomertieiteMeloniteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNonePentlandite
PerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinelStillwateriteWurtziteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Arsenopalladinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atokite  (*)Bismite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cobaltarthurite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cooperite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuproiridsite  (*)Cuprorhodsite  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Iron  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Isomertieite  (*)
Keithconnite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laurite  (*)Luberoite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mertieite-II  (*)Miessiite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Osarsite  (*)Palladseite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ruarsite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)Törnroosite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vincentite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)Xingzhongite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31497192353
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As3031
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn029
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3149719214
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4149719101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14971927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21497195171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Cobaltarthurite  (*)ArthuriteCoFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O1497195
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS0966
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6149719518
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS0124
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Cuproiridsite  (*)SpinelCu(Ir3+Ir4+)S4031
Cuprorhodsite  (*)Spinel(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4034
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS20110
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)149719551
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4149719196
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14971930554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31497191544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314971914640
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu027
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31497195433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS0154
Iron  (*)IronFe1497191089
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe149719128
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As2048
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te7040
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)0116
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS20226
Luberoite  (*)NonePt5Se403
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414971914899
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.5044
Miessiite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Te2Se201
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)149719945
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)20133
Osarsite  (*)ArsenopyriteOsAsS016
Palladseite  (*)NonePd17Se1506
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt149719485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214971961156
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS025
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn034
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2149719337
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2075
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As3024
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O614971999
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6149719211
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2149719236
Törnroosite  (*)IsomertieitePd11As2Te204
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Vincentite  (*)NonePd3As017
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS053
Xingzhongite  (*)SpinelPb2+Ir3+2S407
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1497195251


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