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Locality Name:
Forssa, Tavastia Proper, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 210992
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210992.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Forssa, Tavastia Proper, Finland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Häiviäntien Pegmatite
Kiimassuo Pegmatite
Lempää

Latitude: 60°49'25"N
Longitude: 23°37'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.823611111111,23.631666666667

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P S Si Sn Ta Th Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePrehnite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRamsdelliteRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTitanite
TourmalineWurtziteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Azurite  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olenite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Violarite  (*)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)250207,502088803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1502099052
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)215020888
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21502075509
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)250207,50208255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2250207,50208606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18250207,502084286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3150208214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi250207,502081966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31502081935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)250207,50208716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)250207,5020827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2250207,502085171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250207,5020927198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41502093902
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1502081025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6250207,50208518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6250207,50208289
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1502074165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3150209802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1502072970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)250207,50208498
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)150208648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)150207520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1502078173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F250207,502082740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F15020813
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2250207,502089617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4150208445
Graphite  (*)NoneC1502092812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3250207,5020814640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4150208407
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)15020737
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3250207,502095433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1502081271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4350207,50208,5020914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215020712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)150207770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21502095674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1502074924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O150207156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21502085800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)150207945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2250207,5020817380
Olenite  (*)TourmalineNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)15020824
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81502091512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21502081898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215020939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21502073106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81502099056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215020761156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO215020788
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O150207177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10150207312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21502085614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1502074894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1502082705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3250207,502081214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15020821482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1502084899
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4150209380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)250207,502085251



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