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Locality Name:
Kiuruvesi, Northern Savonia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 233384
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233384.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kiuruvesi, Northern Savonia, Finland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hallapera Deposit
Ruostesuo Mine
Vuohtojoki Deposit

Latitude: 63°37'46"N
Longitude: 26°25'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.629444444444,26.43
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 Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51499611310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2349959,49960,49961718
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)249960,4996111547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2349959,49960,4996127198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18349959,49960,499611008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31499601797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2249960,49961327
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1499608173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31499605433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4349959,49960,4996114899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214996117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2349959,49960,4996139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8349959,49960,499619056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2249960,4996161156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51499611516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS349959,49960,4996121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41499601934


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