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Locality Name:
Mullikkoräme, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 37669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mullikkoräme, Pyhäjärvi, 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 Ba Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBerylChalcopyriteClayMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTalc

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2500541011547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250054101008
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22500541017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2250054102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22500541061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2250054103337



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
vms-004802500541Proterozoic     Yes  13126Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, FinlandPyhasalmiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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