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Locality Name:
Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland

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

mindat Locality ID: 1650
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1650.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 61°35'3"N
Longitude: 24°40'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.584166666667,24.676944444444
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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cs Cu F Fe Ge H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cs Cu F Fe Ge H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenolampriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BerylBerylloniteCalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteDanburiteDiaspore
FairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGermaniteHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteLöllingite
LaueiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteStrunziteSymplesiteTapioliteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTriplite
ViitaniemiiteVivianiteWarditeZircon

109 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beryllonite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Brazilianite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Ernstite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)Germanite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hurlbutite  (*)
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)Laueite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Messelite  (*)
Metaswitzerite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moraesite  (*)
Morinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reddingite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)
Switzerite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Varulite  (*)Väyrynenite  (*)Viitaniemiite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Wodginite  (*)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)1800180008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31800180002353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F180018000244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1800180001627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21800180002162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1800180002734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb180018000363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1800180009052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)318001800079
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21800180005509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2180018000606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181800180004286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)18001800047
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1800180001966
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)418001800059
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18001800027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21800180005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)218001800050
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6180018000518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6180018000289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8180018000181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6180018000310
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)180018000648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)180018000520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O180018000128
Ernstite  (*)Childrenite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)21800180007
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O18001800072
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1800180002740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F18001800013
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21800180009617
Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F18001800013
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)518001800052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S1618001800033
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1800180007437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1800180002812
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS18001800035
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O180018000125
Hurlbutite  (*)DanburiteCaBe2(PO4)218001800014
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)18001800010
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH180018000367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)180018000119
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18001800027
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14180018000784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41800180005591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2180018000230
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F18001800022
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O18001800070
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)180018000155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2180018000762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)218001800012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21800180005674
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O18001800043
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O18001800022
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O18001800026
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1800180004924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1800180001107
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O180018000129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21800180005800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)180018000945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)180018000200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1800180001508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O18001800035
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O18001800022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001800017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O180018000471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1800180002349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O180018000182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O180018000140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)18001800080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O18001800024
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1800180001711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5180018000206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21800180005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1800180002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1800180001153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3180018000179
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)18001800066
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1800180006417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31800180001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)180018000446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31800180003418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O180018000263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O18001800098
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O18001800021
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6180018000211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O618001800088
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131800180005317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2180018000236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1800180001006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21800180001476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F218001800028
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)180018000313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F180018000233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21800180002718
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3180018000369
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)318001800015
Väyrynenite  (*)NoneBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)18001800015
Viitaniemiite  (*)ViitaniemiiteNaCaAl(PO4)F318001800012
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O180018000636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O18001800058
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O818001800078
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1800180005251


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-0304180018001800U-PbAge of pegmatitezirconA855  Zircon  1650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandViitaniemiTalikka et al. (2010) BGSF82_113 
Scott-BGSF82_113-0003180018001800U-PbAge of intrusionzircon   Zircon  1650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandViitaniemi pegmatiteTalikka and Vuori (2010) BGSF82_113P. 116

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070612Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R070612
R070303Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R070303
R050243Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R050243

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