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Locality Name:
Toivo Mine (Usko-Toivo-Rakkaus), Old Mining Field, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1974

mindat Locality ID: 25333
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25333.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Toivo Mine (Usko-Toivo-Rakkaus), Old Mining Field, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteGarnetNickelineNonePerovskitePyriteQuartzRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wickmanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32058197401534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20581974027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22058197405171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2058197405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220581974027198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420581974014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220581974039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82058197409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220581974061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2058197404894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20581974021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22058197402562
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)620581974024


4 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
PR51_265-00007205820582058Pb-Pb galenaA 871 YesGalena  251014Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaHopunvaaraSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00010200420042004Pb-Pb galena6745 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00011200420042004Pb-Pb galena6746 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00012197419741974Pb-Pb galenaA 868 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 

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