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Locality Name:
Juuka, North Karelia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 233386
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233386.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Juuka, North Karelia, Finland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Nunnanlahti
Panjavaara

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparMarcasiteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelTalc

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)
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)21498543419
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14985511547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14985527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214985527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41498543902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81498541756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1498548173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14985524243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314985514640
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1498541487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414985414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21498555674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1498554924
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81498541512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2249854,4985539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81498549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2249854,4985561156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2149855375
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)149855589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21498543337



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