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Locality Name:
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: 48954
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48954.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oulanka Plutonic Complex, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Olanga River (Oulanka River)

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr 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: 

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

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Argentopentlandite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)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)22443.92440.12103415,1034173419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2443.92440.111034158803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32443.92440.12103415,1034162353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2443.92440.111034151036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.11103415718
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S82443.92440.12103415,10341767
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn2443.92440.12103415,10341629
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62443.92440.111034152060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO22443.92440.11103415238
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42443.92440.12103415,1034165516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S42443.92440.12103415,103416101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2443.92440.1110341527770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2443.92440.111034155707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22443.92440.13103415,103416,10341727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82443.92440.11103415577
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl2443.92440.11103415203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411034183902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82443.92440.12103415,1034171756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.111034151025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2443.92440.12103415,103417966
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32443.92440.111034151797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2443.92440.111034154165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.11103415327
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62443.92440.11103415944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.111034158173
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi22443.92440.1110341562
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2443.92440.1110341524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2443.92440.12103415,10341730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32443.92440.1110341514640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42443.92440.11103415407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2443.92440.12103415,103417804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS2443.92440.12103415,103417119
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu2443.92440.1110341527
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32443.92440.111034155433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS2443.92440.12103415,103416154
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As22443.92440.1110341548
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te72443.92440.1110341540
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)2443.92440.13103415,103416,103417116
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S42443.92440.12103415,103416249
Lukkulaisvaaraite  (*)Not in a structural groupPd14Ag2Te92443.92440.111034152
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42443.92440.12103415,10341614899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs2443.92440.1110341522
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe22443.92440.11103415207
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As32443.92440.1110341715
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe22443.92440.12103415,103417155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe2443.92440.12103415,103417114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2443.92440.12103415,1034161066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22443.92440.111034155800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)22443.92440.12103415,103416133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22443.92440.1110341517380
Oulankaite  (*)NonePd5Cu4SnTe2S22443.92440.12103415,1034163
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As2443.92440.1110341537
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn2443.92440.12103415,10341738
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2443.92440.11103417767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22443.92440.11103415313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82443.92440.13103415,103416,1034171512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22443.92440.111034152273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22443.92440.111034151898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22443.92440.1110341539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82443.92440.111034159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22443.92440.1110341561156
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn2443.92440.12103415,10341634
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22443.92440.111034155614
Silver  (*)CopperAg2443.92440.111034155186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi2443.92440.12103415,10341744
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te42443.92440.12103415,10341724
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22443.92440.12103415,103416337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2443.92440.12103415,10341621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2443.92440.12103415,103416978
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb22443.92440.1110341775
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As32443.92440.1110341524
Taimyrite-I  (*)None(Pd,Pt)9Cu3Sn42443.92440.1110341511
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22443.92440.111034153337
Tarkianite  (*)None (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S82443.92440.111034156
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te2443.92440.12103415,10341618
Telluropalladinite  (*)NonePd9Te42443.92440.1110341515
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2443.92440.111034154899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22443.92440.111034152562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22443.92440.1110341573
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe2443.92440.12103415,10341648
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42443.92440.12103415,103417380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS2443.92440.1110341553
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2443.92440.111034155251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2443.92440.111034151025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb2443.92440.12103415,10341632


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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