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Locality Name:
Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 392
Youngest recorded age at locality: 334

mindat Locality ID: 26318
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26318.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Jammi
Kaulus
Sokli Phosphate-Niobium Project

Latitude: 67°47'18"N
Longitude: 29°19'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.788333333333,29.3175
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Na O P Pb S Se Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAlstoniteAluniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsite
BurbankiteCalciteCalzirtiteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
HumiteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOxalate
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTourmaline
ZirconZirconolite

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alstonite  (*)
Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(La)  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Eckermannite  (*)Edenite  (*)Ferroselite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Tainiolite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Whewellite  (*)Witherite  (*)Zektzerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)Zirkelite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6387.4340249798,497991022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O63923340286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)387.43401497998803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)387.4340149799706
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2392334024
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO239233402162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O387.4340249798,4979992
Ancylite-(La)  (*)AncyliteLaSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O387.434014979913
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)239233403092
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23923340295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6387.43401497992060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO23923340238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)387.4340249798,4979911547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2392334083
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F387.4340249798,49799304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)387.4340149799115
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5392334052
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)387.434014979946
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)387.434014979827770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16392334032
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2392334027198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)2387.434014979850
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F23923340236
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63923340310
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O639233404135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2387.43401497989895
Eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)239233405
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)23923340160
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe2387.434014979951
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F387.43401497982740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF239233409617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)39233401188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS392334024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)387.43401497997437
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl39233401398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3392334014640
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)387.434014979937
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)387.434014979816
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339233405433
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3923340581
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2392334079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4392334014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS239233405674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39233404924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)387.4340249798,49799945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O387.43401497981508
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)392334078
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33923340495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23653401497982273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2387.4340249798,4979939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839233409056
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)23923340148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2387.43401497995614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)387.43401497992705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39233406417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS392334021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O3923340456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)387.4340249798,49799589
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl3923340275
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F2387.4340249798,4979940
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)387.43401497991006
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O3923340652
Whewellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·H2O392334066
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)3923340251
Zektzerite  (*)NoneNaLiZrSi6O15387.434014979911
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39233405251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O73923340140
Zirkelite  (*)Fluorite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x392334027


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000489carbonatite complex
Jen_0000853MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000854MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000855MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000856MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.
Jen_0000857MAGMATIC STYLE: Oval plug of 20 km2 with some development of cone sheets. Carbonatite types display sharp, gradational and brecciated contacts with each other. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Phoscorite, xenoliths of ultramafic rocks and some lamprophyre dykes in core; fenites.


8 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
Jen_0000489387.4373.2380.3±7.1Th-Pb       26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokli ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000853360360360        26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000854365345355±10Rb-Sr phlogopite   Phlogopite  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000855360340350±10K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000856365360.6362.8±2.2Rb-Sr       26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000857372.5363.1367.8±4.7Rb-Sr       26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
P22_462_fig1_010376358367±9        26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokli, FinlandArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
ree-00348392334334-392 Ma; Holocene        26318Sokli Carbonatite Complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, FinlandSokliOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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