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Locality Name:
Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 233904
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233904.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Eräpyhä Pegmatite
Hannula Pegmatite
Jussinvuori
Juurakko Pegmatite
Katila
Katottomanvuori
Keskimetsä Pegmatite
Maantienvarsi Pegmatite
Niemelä Pegmatite
Seppälänranta Pegmatite
Tiainen Pegmatite
Viitaniemi Pegmatite

Latitude: 61°34'37"N
Longitude: 24°33'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.576944444444,24.557777777778
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cs Cu F Fe Ge H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenolampriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BerylBerylloniteCalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperDanburite
DiasporeFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGermaniteGraftoniteHureauliteJahnsite
KaoliniteLöllingiteLaueiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksalt
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStrunziteSymplesiteTapioliteTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteViitaniemiiteVivianiteWarditeZircon

120 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beryllonite  (*)Beusite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bityite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Ernstite  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluornatromicrolite  (*)
Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)Germanite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hurlbutite  (*)Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)Laueite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Messelite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Moraesite  (*)Morinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Switzerite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Tapiolite-(Mn)  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Varulite  (*)Väyrynenite  (*)
Viitaniemiite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Wodginite  (*)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)18001800250021,500258803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)31800180015002194
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3180018001500252353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F18001800150025244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O180018001500251627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2180018001500252162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)180018001500252734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb18001800250024,50025363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS18001800750014,50016,50017,50018,50019,50021,500259052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)31800180015002579
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2180018001500255509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)218001800650017,50018,50021,50022,50023,50025606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18180018001050014,50015,50016,50017,50018,50020,50021,50022,50023,500254286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)1800180015002547
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)21800180015001639
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi18001800250019,500251966
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)21800180015002131
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)41800180015002559
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1800180015002527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2180018001050014,50015,50017,50018,50020,50021,50022,50023,50024,500255171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800450014,50017,50019,5002527198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)21800180015002550
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O618001800750014,50015,50017,50020,50022,50023,50025518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O618001800750014,50015,50017,50020,50022,50023,50025289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)818001800250021,50025181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)618001800150025310
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18001800150025648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18001800450020,50021,50023,50025520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O18001800150025128
Ernstite  (*)Childrenite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2180018001500257
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O18001800250021,5002572
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F18001800350016,50021,500252740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F1800180015002513
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF218001800250018,500259617
Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F1800180015002513
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)518001800250021,5002552
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800250017,5002524243
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S161800180015002533
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)180018001500257437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1800180015001930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC18001800250017,500252812
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS1800180015002535
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O18001800350018,50021,50025125
Hurlbutite  (*)DanburiteCaBe2(PO4)21800180015002514
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)1800180015002510
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH18001800150025367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)18001800150025119
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O218001800450017,50020,50022,50023148
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1800180015002527
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1418001800150025784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)418001800350018,50021,500255591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS218001800150025230
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F1800180015002522
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O1800180015002570
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)18001800350020,50021,50025155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs218001800450017,50018,50019,50025762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41800180015002514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21800180015002512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS218001800250017,500255674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)218001800150017168
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O1800180015002543
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O1800180015002522
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O18001800250018,5002526
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)18001800450016,50018,50021,500254924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl180018001500251107
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O18001800150025129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS218001800350014,50017,500255800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)18001800250017,50025945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)18001800250018,50025200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O180018001500251508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O1800180015002535
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O1800180015002522
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001800650014,50016,50017,50018,50021,5002517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O18001800150025471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)180018001500252349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O18001800150025182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O18001800150025140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)1800180015002580
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800550014,50017,50018,50019,5002539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S818001800350017,50019,500259056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800650014,50016,50018,50019,50021,5002561156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O18001800250018,5002524
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)180018001500251711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)518001800150025206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2180018001500255614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18001800950014,50015,50016,50017,50020,50021,50022,50023,500252705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O18001800250018,500251153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O318001800150025179
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)1800180015002566
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)18001800250018,500256417
Silver  (*)CopperAg180018001500195186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3180018001500251214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800450014,50017,50018,5002521482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O618001800250018,50021688
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)18001800150025446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3180018001500253418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O18001800150025263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O1800180015002598
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O18001800350018,50021,5002521
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O618001800450014,50015,50020,5002399
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O618001800250020,50025211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O618001800450020,50023,50024,5002588
Tapiolite-(Mn)  (*)TapioliteMn2+Ta2O6180018001500242
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te318001800150019276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13180018001500255317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO218001800150025236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)180018001500251006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F218001800350017,50023,500251476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F21800180015002528
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)18001800450015,50020,50023,50025313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F18001800150025233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO218001800250014,500252718
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O318001800150025369
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)31800180015002515
Väyrynenite  (*)NoneBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)18001800250016,5002515
Viitaniemiite  (*)ViitaniemiiteNaCaAl(PO4)F31800180015002512
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O18001800450016,50018,50021,50025636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O1800180015002558
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O81800180015002578
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)18001800850014,50015,50017,50018,50021,50022,50023,500255251


3 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
Alexandra-0305180018001800U-PbAge of pegmatitezircon   Zircon  247953Eräpyhä Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandEräpyhäTalikka et al. (2010) BGSF82_113 
Alexandra-0304180018001800U-PbAge of pegmatitezirconA855  Zircon  1650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandViitaniemiTalikka et al. (2010) BGSF82_113 
Scott-BGSF82_113-0003180018001800U-PbAge of intrusionzircon   Zircon  1650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandViitaniemi pegmatiteTalikka and Vuori (2010) BGSF82_113P. 116

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070612Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R070612
R070303Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R070303
R050243Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finlandhttps://rruff.info/R050243

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