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Locality Name:
Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2060
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 19221
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19221.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Haipanrova
Kaaresselkä
Kaitaselkä
Keivitsa Intrusion
Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi)
Koppelokangas (Rimpelä)
Lehmikari
Luosto
Mäkärä
Pahtavaara Au Mine
Sattasköngäs
Tankavaara
Viiankiaapa Mire Area

Latitude: 67°36'19"N
Longitude: 26°26'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.605277777778,26.44
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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteCalciteCeriteChalcopyriteChevkinite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteCubaniteDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStillwateriteTalcTetradymiteTitaniteUllmanniteWurtziteZircon
Zirconolite

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)Altaite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Empressite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Frohbergite  (*)Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Geversite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Keithconnite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Loveringite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Mertieite-II  (*)Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Mogánite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Muthmannite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Platinum  (*)Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)Mertieite-I  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)
Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Vysotskite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
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)220602000349805,49807,498133419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)549802,49803,49808,49812,498148803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)249809,49812706
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14981228
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe20602000149807489
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21498133092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2149813718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS206020001498079052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe20602000249805,49807166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2206020001498075509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20602000449807,49809,49812,4981311547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420602000249805,498075516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S420602000249805,49807101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)249812,4981327770
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)314980247
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220602000549803,49805,49807,49813,4981727198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl20602000149807203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O420602000249807,498133902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe149813281
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)206020001498071025
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS20602000249805,49807124
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS206020001498074165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S320602000349805,49807,49813802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)220602000149807327
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2349803,49808,498139895
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe2060200014980743
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)206020001498078173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS220602000249805,49807110
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6149812414
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F20602000349805,49807,498092740
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe22060200014980740
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi22060200014980762
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20602000249807,4981724243
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb220602000249805,4980738
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1498047437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20602000549803,49807,49813,49815,4981730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC20602000349805,49807,498142812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)220602000149807223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O206020001498076890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S220602000249805,49807205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320602000249807,4981314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te20602000149807804
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu2060200014980727
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O320602000349805,49807,498135433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS20602000349805,49807,49817154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe20602000149807128
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41498055591
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te720602000249805,4980740
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)20602000249805,49807116
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41498051507
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS220602000249805,49807226
Loveringite  (*)Crichtonite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38206020001498079
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)20602000249805,49807451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420602000449805,49807,49812,4981314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22060200014980712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2206020001498075674
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe2060200014980723
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As820602000249805,49807161
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe220602000349805,49807,49817207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe220602000449805,49807,49813,49817155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.520602000249805,4980744
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe149805114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)249802,498124924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS20602000349805,49807,498131066
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O14980443
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2206020001498075800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)149809945
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)220602000349805,49807,49817133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2249803,4980817380
Muthmannite  (*)NoneAuAgTe21498177
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs20602000249805,49807633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS20602000249805,49807767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S820602000449805,49807,49813,498171512
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)22060200014980746
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)220602000349805,49807,498092273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt149805485
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22Cl2206020001498079
Mertieite-I  (*)NonePd5+x(Sb,As)2-x (x = 0.1-0.2)1498059
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220602000749803,49805,49807,49808,49813,49814,4981739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820602000449805,49807,49813,498179056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220602000949802,49803,49804,49807,49808,49809,49811,49812,4981361156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2149813148
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn2060200014980734
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2249808,498135614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1498134894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1498136417
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi20602000249805,4980744
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs220602000249805,49807337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20602000349807,49812,4981721482
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb220602000249805,4980775
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)220602000349805,49807,498133337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1620602000249805,4980735
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te320602000149807276
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1498091006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O20602000449802,49807,49809,498124899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)220602000249807,498132562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS20602000249805,498071044
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe20602000149807100
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2206020001498072718
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S420602000249807,49813380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS20602000249805,4980753
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)149812939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)349802,49809,498125251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O720602000149807140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG105_1057_024Begg says Keivitsa is in Sweden, all signs point to it actually being in Finland


1 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
EG105_1057_024206020002060-2000       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru9547Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), Sodankylä, Lapland, FinlandKeivitsaBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 

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