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Locality Name:
Peräseinäjoki, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1804
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1795

mindat Locality ID: 267436
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-267436.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Peräseinäjoki, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Haapaluoma Pegmatite
Tiilikallio

Latitude: 62°34'23"N
Longitude: 23°12'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.573055555556,23.216111111111

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 Al As Au B Be Bi Ca Ce Co Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylBrochantiteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCopperCorundumFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteKobelliteLöllingiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteStibniteTetradymiteTourmalineZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brockite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Copper  (*)Eclarite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Eucryptite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Gold  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Sulphotsumoite  (*)Thorite  (*)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)179917951501148803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3179917951501142353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O179917951501141627
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS180418001501159052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)217991795150114606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18179917951501144286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi18041795250114,501151966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3180418001501151935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6179917951501141633
Brockite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O1799179515011448
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2179917951501145171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21804180015011527198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8179917951501141756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O617991795150114518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O617991795150114289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)817991795150114181
Copper  (*)CopperCu179917951501143846
Eclarite  (*)Kobellite(Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S281804180015011518
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)17991795150114520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O17991795150114128
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO41799179515011429
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F179917951501142740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18041795250114,5011524243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS18041800150115131
Gold  (*)CopperAu1804180015011530554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3180418001501155433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O217991795150114148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4179917951501145591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs218041795250114,50115762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)179917951501144924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O179917951501141508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21799179515011417380
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O17991795150114140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21804180015011539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8180418001501159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21799179515011461156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)179917951501142705
Silver  (*)CopperAg180418001501155186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3179917951501141214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1804180015011521482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O617991795150114688
Sulphotsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBi3Te2S1804180015011513
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)179917951501141006
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)17991795150114939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)179917951501145251



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
Bradley_2012_136180418001802±2U/Pb tapionite  Yes  1661Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, FinlandSeinäjokiMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_137179917951797±2U/Pb columbite, tantalite     9521Haapaluoma Pegmatite, Peräseinäjoki, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, FinlandHaapaluomaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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