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Locality Name:
Päijänne Tavastia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 305617
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305617.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Päijänne Tavastia, Finland": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Heinola
Hollola
Lahti
Orimattila

Latitude: 60°57'13"N
Longitude: 26°8'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.953611111111,26.134444444444

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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovellite
DumortieriteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyrite
QuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelTopazZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Annite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)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)1500008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)314999394
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3249993,499982353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51500011310
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2150000356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1499929052
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)149994255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181499934286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2249992,499935171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214999227198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4149993321
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181499981008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1499924165
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18150001231
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)150000371
Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)3(Al,Sn,Fe)8O15(OH)1499935
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1499932740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2249992,499939617
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3149996504
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2150000286
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31500005433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41499925591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4249993,5000014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)249993,500014924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2249992,4999317380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10149993124
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214999239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2449992,49993,50000,5000161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21499935614
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)215000092
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5249993,499981516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14999221482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2249992,499931476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1499935251



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