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Locality Name:
Sortavala, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1974

mindat Locality ID: 29222
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29222.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sortavala, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
International
Kitelskoe Almandine Deposit (Kitelya)
Kitelskoe Sn-Zn Deposit (Kitelsk; Kitelskoye)
Ruskeala
Ruskiala Metamorphic Occurrence

Latitude: 61°41'6"N
Longitude: 31°19'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.685,31.326666666667
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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteGarnet
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
StauroliteTitanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Eakerite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)22058197411033613419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3205819742103362,1033632353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52058197411033691310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32058197411033631534
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2058197411033631966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20581974110336127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22058197411033635171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2205819742103361,10336327198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6205819742103361,1033634135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22058197411033619895
Eakerite  (*)NoneCa2Sn4+Al2Si6O18(OH)2·2H2O2058197411033632
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2058197411033618173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS205819742103361,10336324243
Graphite  (*)NoneC205819742103361,1033622812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32058197411033615433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420581974110336314899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22058197411033635800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220581974110336217380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2205819741103370313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2205819742103361,10336339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2205819742103362,10336361156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS205819742103361,10336321482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)205819741103369978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2058197411033614899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22058197411033612562


4 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
PR51_265-00007205820582058Pb-Pb galenaA 871 YesGalena  251014Hopunvaara Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaHopunvaaraSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00010200420042004Pb-Pb galena6745 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00011200420042004Pb-Pb galena6746 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 
PR51_265-00012197419741974Pb-Pb galenaA 868 YesGalena  7039Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaLupikkoSundblad (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90104-IPR51_265 

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