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Locality Name:
Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland


mindat Locality ID: 305639
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305639.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ihalainen Limestone Quarry
Ylämaa Area

Latitude: 61°1'53"N
Longitude: 28°10'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.031388888889,28.181666666667

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 Ba Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteApophylliteBaryteBerylCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCoronadite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteMicaMonaziteNone
OlivinePectolitePrehnitePyroxeneQuartzRutileScapoliteSerpentineSpinelTalc
TitaniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Humite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sekaninaite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1500781036
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15007711547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181500774286
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O150077104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15007727770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4150077951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81500771756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2150077236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1500771025
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2150077327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61500774135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21500779895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1500778173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)150077371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1500772740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O150077303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21500779617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1500771188
Graphite  (*)NoneC1500772812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31500771544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2150077209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6150077741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315007714640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4150077407
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16150077243
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F215007780
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)15007737
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O15007785
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31500775433
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4150077359
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)150077176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1500774924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215007717380
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)150077363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21500772273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21500771898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215007761156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10150077312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21500775614
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O1815007735
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41500771934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21500773337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1500771006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1500774899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21500772562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101500771395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31500771247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1500775251



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