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Locality Name:
Meurastuksenaho, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 26315
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26315.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Meurastuksenaho, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 66°11'54"N
Longitude: 29°4'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.198333333333,29.079444444444
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 Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti U W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovellite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetIronMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlandite
PyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSpinelStauroliteTalc

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
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)22100180003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2100180008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32100180002353
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42100180005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)21001800027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221001800027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2210018000376
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS210018000966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S821001800082
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2100180004165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22100180009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2100180008173
Gold  (*)CopperAu21001800030554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32100180005433
Iron  (*)IronFe2100180001089
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421001800014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22100180005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)221001800017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82100180001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS221001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82100180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO221001800061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22100180005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2100180004894
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)210018000978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22100180003337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22100180002562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22100180002718


2 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
Emily00053919001800  mineralization   Yes sulfides10223Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandKuusamo districtPankka et al. (1992)10.1016/0301-9268(92)90126-9PR58_387 
Kristen00203321001900      Yes  9701Juomasuo, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandJuomasuoGaál and Sundblad (1990)10.1007/BF00205257MD25_S104 

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