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Locality Name:
Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2858
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2683

mindat Locality ID: 19220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Kelokorpi
Kivisuo Prospect
Korpilampi
Korvilansuo Prospect
Kuittila Prospect
Kuivista Deposit
Pampalo
Rämepuro
Valkeasuo (Hosko)

Latitude: 62°55'27"N
Longitude: 31°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.924166666667,31.216666666667
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 B Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O S Sb Si Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBastnäsiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineValleriiteWurtzite
Zircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurostibite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grunerite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pampaloite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petzite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2285826831498353419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)28582683649829,49830,49831,49833,49835,498368803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe28582683249832,49835489
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S82858268314982967
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS28582683749829,49830,49831,49832,49833,49836,498379052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb22783277314983573
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F285826830304
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi28582683549829,49830,49832,49835,498361966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42858268305516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe227832773149835361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28582683549830,49831,49833,49835,4983627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS228582683749829,49830,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8285826830577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4285826831498353902
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S328582683349832,49835,49836802
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)285826830180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28582683549829,49832,49833,49835,498368173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O27942762149833345
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe228582683249832,4983540
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS28582683349829,49833,4983524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)285826831498357437
Gold  (*)CopperAu28032760849829,49830,49831,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983730554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2285826830223
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te328582683449829,49830,49835,49836104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32858268314983514640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te28582683249832,49835804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O328582683549829,49830,49832,49835,498365433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O285826831498361271
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)28582683549829,49830,49832,49835,49836451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428582683249835,4983714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS228582683249830,498375674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2285826830207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS228032760649829,49830,49832,49833,49835,498365800
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)382783277314983519
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228582683749830,49831,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983717380
Pampaloite  (*)Not in a structural groupAuSbTe278327731498351
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS285826830767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S828582683649829,49830,49832,49833,49835,498361512
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe227832773249832,49835409
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)285826830494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS228582683749829,49830,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S828582683849829,49830,49831,49832,49833,49835,49836,498379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228582683849829,49830,49831,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983761156
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te428582683249832,4983564
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO228582683749829,49830,49831,49832,49833,49835,498365614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)28582683749830,49831,49832,49833,49835,49836,498374894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)285826831498292705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)28582683249830,498366417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5285826831498371516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32858268301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS28582683749829,49830,49832,49833,49835,49836,4983721482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)285826830978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2285826831498353337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe28582683149835190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te328582683349832,49835,49837276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13285826831498355317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O28582683649829,49830,49831,49832,49835,498364899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2285826831498352562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS285826831498291044
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe28582683349830,49832,49835100
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]285826830237
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe228582683249832,4983564
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)28582683249829,498325251


8 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
Mo-00241278227602771±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KV1  Molybdenite Mo39862Kivisuo Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKivisuoStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00242280327812792±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KV1  Molybdenite Mo39862Kivisuo Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKivisuoStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Kristen002258278327732783-2773Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Mo, Au204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilai Mo-Au ProspectHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00409278427622773±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN93-KU1  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00410279427722783±11Re-Os molybdeniteFN95-KU1  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00484280527492777±28Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1  PyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00485285828022830±28Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1  PyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 
Mo-00486273726832710±27Re-Os pyriteFN93-KU1  PyritePyriteMo204074Kuittila Prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, FinlandKuittilaStein et al. (1998)10.1007/s001260050153MD33_329 

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