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Locality Name:
Vuonos Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1959
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 1666
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1666.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vuonos Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 62°45'40"N
Longitude: 29°5'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.761111111111,29.0925
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 Au Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCubaniteFluorite
GarnetMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteWurtzite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Argentopentlandite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Eskolaite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Saponite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S818001800067
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1800180001966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21800180005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41800180003902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81800180001756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS180018000966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S818001800082
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3180018000802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61800180004135
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O318001800030
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu18001800030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1800180002812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318001800014640
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)180018000451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21800180005674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8180018000161
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21800180005800
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS180018000767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81800180001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O180018000301
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4180018000249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4180018000668
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21800180002562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21800180002718
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3180018000212
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4180018000380


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
Cr-00004195918841950U-Pb zircon  YesZirconChromiteCr16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland Peltonen et al. (2008)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002OGR33_559charlene listed error as 5/
Cr-0000519081884 U-Pb zircon  YesZirconChromium-dravite, Chromite, Eskolaite, UvaroviteCr16491Outokumpu Cu-Zn Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, Finland Peltonen et al. (2008)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002OGR33_559charlene listed error as 25/
vms-0048318001800Proterozoic       S1666Vuonos Mine, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au Ore Field, North Karelia, FinlandVuonosMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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