Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lukkulaisvaara Ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara Pluton; Lukkulaisvaara Layered Intrusion), Olanga River (Oulanka River), Oulanka Plutonic Complex, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2443.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2440.1

mindat Locality ID: 4432
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4432.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lukkulaisvaara Ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara Pluton; Lukkulaisvaara Layered Intrusion), Olanga River (Oulanka River), Oulanka Plutonic Complex, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Nadezhda PGM Deposit
Vostok Deposit

Latitude: 66°18'32"N
Longitude: 31°0'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.308888888889,31.005277777778

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Re Rh S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Re S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetIsomertieiteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePotaritePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStillwateriteTalcTitaniteUllmannite
Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Argentopentlandite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Froodite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hollingworthite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isomertieite  (*)
Keithconnite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lukkulaisvaaraite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Majakite  (*)Melonite  (*)Menshikovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oulankaite  (*)
Palladoarsenide  (*)Paolovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sopcheite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)
Taimyrite-I  (*)Talc  (*)Tarkianite  (*)Telargpalite  (*)Telluropalladinite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Vysotskite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.111034173419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2443.92440.108803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32443.92440.111034162353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2443.92440.101036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.10718
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S82443.92440.1110341767
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn2443.92440.1110341629
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62443.92440.102060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO22443.92440.10238
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42443.92440.111034165516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S42443.92440.11103416101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2443.92440.1027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2443.92440.105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22443.92440.12103416,10341727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82443.92440.10577
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl2443.92440.10203
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82443.92440.111034171756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.101025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2443.92440.11103417966
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32443.92440.101797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2443.92440.104165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.10327
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62443.92440.10944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.108173
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi22443.92440.1062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2443.92440.1024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2443.92440.1110341730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32443.92440.1014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42443.92440.10407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2443.92440.11103417804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS2443.92440.11103417119
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu2443.92440.1027
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32443.92440.105433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS2443.92440.11103416154
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As22443.92440.1048
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te72443.92440.1040
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)2443.92440.12103416,103417116
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S42443.92440.11103416249
Lukkulaisvaaraite  (*)Not in a structural groupPd14Ag2Te92443.92440.102
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42443.92440.1110341614899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs2443.92440.1022
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe22443.92440.10207
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As32443.92440.1110341715
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe22443.92440.11103417155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe2443.92440.11103417114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2443.92440.111034161066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22443.92440.105800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)22443.92440.11103416133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22443.92440.1017380
Oulankaite  (*)NonePd5Cu4SnTe2S22443.92440.111034163
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As2443.92440.1037
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn2443.92440.1110341738
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2443.92440.11103417767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22443.92440.10313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82443.92440.12103416,1034171512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22443.92440.102273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22443.92440.101898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22443.92440.1039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82443.92440.109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22443.92440.1061156
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn2443.92440.1110341634
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22443.92440.105614
Silver  (*)CopperAg2443.92440.105186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi2443.92440.1110341744
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te42443.92440.1110341724
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22443.92440.11103416337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2443.92440.1110341621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2443.92440.11103416978
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb22443.92440.1110341775
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As32443.92440.1024
Taimyrite-I  (*)None(Pd,Pt)9Cu3Sn42443.92440.1011
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22443.92440.103337
Tarkianite  (*)None (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S82443.92440.106
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te2443.92440.1110341618
Telluropalladinite  (*)NonePd9Te42443.92440.1015
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2443.92440.104899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.102562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22443.92440.1073
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe2443.92440.1110341648
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42443.92440.11103417380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS2443.92440.1053
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2443.92440.105251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.101025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb2443.92440.1110341632



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
Mo-000642443.92440.1 U-Pb     Molybdenite, TarkianiteMo4432Lukkulaisvaara Ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara Pluton; Lukkulaisvaara Layered Intrusion), Olanga River (Oulanka River), Oulanka Plutonic Complex, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, Russia Glebovitsky et al. (2001)10.2113/gscanmin.39.2.607TCM39_607 


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