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Locality Name:
Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 305599
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305599.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Honkamäki
Jormua
Otanmäki

Latitude: 64°10'57"N
Longitude: 27°21'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.1825,27.353333333333
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 Be C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mo Na Nb Ni O P S Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteMarcasiteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneSapphirineScheelite
SodaliteSpinelTitaniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Danalite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61496511022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]149651133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1496518803
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F149651304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14965127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214965427198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6149651518
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S14965158
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)249651,496548173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4149654196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21496519617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314965414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3249651,496545433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4249651,4965414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21496545674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1496514924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21496515800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)149651945
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2249651,4965439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81496549056
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O14965255
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2149651375
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4149654249
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1496511006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O249651,496544899
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4149654120
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1496515251


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