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Locality Name:
Luumäki, South Karelia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 16565
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16565.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luumäki, South Karelia, Finland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kännätsalo
Luotola
Taavetti

Latitude: 60°58'19"N
Longitude: 27°44'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.971944444444,27.735555555556
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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApophylliteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
GypsumKaoliniteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehniteQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculite
Topaz

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Topaz  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1500828803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21500842162
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2150082606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181500824286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15008227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21500825171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6150082518
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6150082414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21500829617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1500827437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1500826890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315008214640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O15008485
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2150082148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41500825591
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2150082168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1500824924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)150082945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)15008238
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215008217380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1500822994
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6150082121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21500841898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250082,5008361156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21500821476
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O150082652


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