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Locality Name:
Iivaara (Ijola), Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 30629
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30629.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iivaara (Ijola), Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAnalcimeApatiteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetMicaNatroliteNickelineNonePectolitePyritePyroxeneSodalite
SpinelTitaniteTridymiteWollastoniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6210018000286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2100180008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)210018000706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2100180001627
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O210018000232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221001800027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2100180008173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2100180002740
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32100180005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421001800014899
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2100180001236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)210018000884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2100180002349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)210018000363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22100180002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS221001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82100180009056
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O1221001800054
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl210018000444
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2100180004899
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32100180001247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2100180005251



2 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
Emily00053919001800  mineralization   Yes sulfides10223Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandKuusamo districtPankka et al. (1992)10.1016/0301-9268(92)90126-9PR58_387 
Kristen00203321001900      Yes  9701Juomasuo, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandJuomasuoGaál and Sundblad (1990)10.1007/BF00205257MD25_S104 


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