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Locality Name:
Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1873
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1849

mindat Locality ID: 263228
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-263228.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 61°14'10"N
Longitude: 21°28'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.236111111111,21.482222222222

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 As Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe In Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe In Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperEnargiteLöllingiteNonePentlanditeQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteStanniteWurtziteZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alloclasite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Petrukite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schapbachite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS18731849056
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S818731849067
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1873184909052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1873184901966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41873184905516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18731849027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21873184905171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218731849027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18731849024243
Petrukite  (*)Enargite Wurtzite(Cu,Ag)2(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S418731849012
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218731849061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21873184905614
Schapbachite  (*)RocksaltAg0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S18731849014
Silver  (*)CopperAg1873184905186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18731849021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4187318490668
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)187318490939



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
PWR12_1-1186918571863±6207Pb/206Pb zirconA1819  Zircon  263228Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Satakunta, FinlandOlkiluoto Study Site, Eurajoki, SW FinlandMänttäri et al. (2006) PWR12_1p. 8, 10, fig. 4-2
PWR12_1-2187318571865±8Th/U zirconA1818  Zircon  263228Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Satakunta, FinlandOlkiluoto Study Site, Eurajoki, SW FinlandMänttäri et al. (2006) PWR12_1p. 11-12, fig. 4-4, 4-5
PWR12_1-3186318491856±7207Pb/206Pb zirconA1737B  Zircon  263228Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Satakunta, FinlandOlkiluoto Study Site, Eurajoki, SW FinlandMänttäri et al. (2006) PWR12_1p. 11, 13-14, fig. 4-7, 4-8


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