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Locality Name:
Salittu, Suomusjärvi, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 259295
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259295.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salittu, Suomusjärvi, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°18'14"N
Longitude: 23°38'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.303888888889,23.636388888889

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 As Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundum
DiasporeFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteLöllingiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)0481
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)20223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6099
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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