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Locality Name:
Karelia Beryl Mine Pegmatite, Kännätsalo, Luumäki, South Karelia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 21777
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21777.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karelia Beryl Mine Pegmatite, Kännätsalo, Luumäki, South Karelia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°58'20"N
Longitude: 27°44'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.972222222222,27.735555555556

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: Al Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTopaz

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
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)08803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O20148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)20168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)038
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)60121
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652



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