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Locality Name:
Tavastia Proper, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 305615
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305615.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tavastia Proper, Finland": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Forssa
Hämeenlinna
Hattula
Hausjärvi
Jokioinen
Tammela

Latitude: 60°50'55"N
Longitude: 24°3'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.848611111111,24.053611111111
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 As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDumortieriteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilariteMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTapiolite
TitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteWurtziteZircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Azurite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrisicklerite  (*)Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)Ferrowodginite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metaborite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olenite  (*)Oxystannomicrolite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petalite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zinconigerite-2N1S  (*)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)18501800950207,50208,50218,50225,50226,50228,50229,50231,502348803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3250213,502172353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5550210,50213,50214,50215,502241310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2150213718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS18501800750209,50217,50228,50230,50232,50235,502379052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2150222260
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)215020888
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21502075509
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)250207,50208255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2250207,50208606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1818501800850207,50208,50210,50214,50225,50228,50229,502354286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3150208214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi650207,50208,50210,50214,50215,502321966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31502081935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)250207,50208716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)450207,50208,50217,5022227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO218501800950207,50208,50210,50214,50220,50226,50228,50232,502365171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2850207,50209,50213,50214,50220,50230,50232,5023727198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl150226203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41502093902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4350214,50224,50226321
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1502081025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS150217966
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O618501800450207,50208,50226,50228518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6250207,50208289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250214,502261008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1502074165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3150209802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2150213327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1502072970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)250207,50208498
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)250208,50214648
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18350210,50214,50226231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18501800250207,50228520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)250207,502188173
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)18501800350223,50226,50228108
Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)3(Al,Sn,Fe)8O15(OH)1502265
Ferrowodginite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Sn4+Ta2O815023216
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F450207,50208,50210,502142740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F15020813
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2250207,502089617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4250208,50220445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15023724243
Graphite  (*)NoneC1502092812
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6150217741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3250207,5020814640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4150208407
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)18501800450224,50226,50228,50232204
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)15020737
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O15021262
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH150226367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3750207,50209,50214,50215,50218,50231,502325433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2250224,50232148
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1502081271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2150232762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4650207,50208,50209,50214,50218,5022014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215020712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)150207770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21502095674
Metaborite  (*)NoneHBO21502184
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)350207,50226,502324924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O150207156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2250208,502155800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)150207945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2750207,50208,50214,50218,50224,50226,5023217380
Olenite  (*)TourmalineNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)15020824
Oxystannomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreSn2Ta2O6O1502321
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2250210,50214247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81502091512
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10150226124
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21502081898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2650209,50213,50214,50220,50230,5023739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21502073106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8450209,50220,50230,502379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2185018001150207,50213,50215,50218,50224,50226,50228,50232,50234,50235,5023761156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO215020788
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O150207177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10150207312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2250208,502145614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8250229,50232353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)450207,50210,50217,502374894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)450208,50214,50218,502222705
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)250223,5022666
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1502186417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51502151516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3350207,50208,502181214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS350208,50217,5022021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4185018001502281934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O618501800250226,50228688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)18501800150228978
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6150210211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6250214,5023588
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1502084899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21502261476
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)18501800350227,50228,50232313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F250224,50232233
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101502171395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4150209380
Zinconigerite-2N1S  (*)NoneZnSn2Al12O22(OH)21502264
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)350207,50208,502185251


1 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
Scott-BGSF82_113-0001185018001850-1800 Age of intrusion      209555Kietyönmäki, Tammela, Tavastia Proper, FinlandKietyönmäkiTalikka and Vuori (2010) BGSF82_113P. 118

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