Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2060
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 9547
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9547.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°41'53"N
Longitude: 26°57'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.698055555556,26.965555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Crichtonite	Cubanite	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite
Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stillwaterite	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Wurtzite	Zirconolite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Mg Mo Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Mg Mo Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baryte Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Crichtonite Cubanite Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Malachite Marcasite Melonite
Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stillwaterite Talc Tetradymite Titanite Wurtzite Zirconolite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Altaite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Braggite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Empressite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Frohbergite ()*	Froodite ()*	Galena ()*	Geversite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hongshiite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*
Keithconnite ()*	Kotulskite ()*	Laurite ()*	Loveringite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maslovite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Mertieite-II ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Moncheite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perrierite-(Ce) ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Potassic-chloro-hastingsite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rustenburgite ()*	Sobolevskite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*
Talc ()*	Talnakhite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Troilite ()*	Tsumoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Violarite ()*	Vysotskite ()*
Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2060	2000	3419
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2060	2000	489
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2060	2000	9052
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	2060	2000	166
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2060	2000	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2060	2000	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2060	2000	5516
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	2060	2000	101
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2060	2000	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2060	2000	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2060	2000	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2060	2000	1025
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	2060	2000	124
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2060	2000	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2060	2000	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2060	2000	327
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	2060	2000	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2060	2000	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂	2060	2000	110
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2060	2000	2740
Frohbergite ()*	Marcasite	FeTe₂	2060	2000	40
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	2060	2000	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2060	2000	24243
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂	2060	2000	38
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2060	2000	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2060	2000	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2060	2000	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2060	2000	6890
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	2060	2000	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2060	2000	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2060	2000	804
Hongshiite ()*	None	PtCu	2060	2000	27
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2060	2000	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	2060	2000	154
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	2060	2000	128
Keithconnite ()*	None	Pd₂₀Te₇	2060	2000	40
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	2060	2000	116
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	2060	2000	226
Loveringite ()*	Crichtonite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈	2060	2000	9
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2060	2000	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2060	2000	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2060	2000	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2060	2000	5674
Maslovite ()*	Pyrite	PtBiTe	2060	2000	23
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	2060	2000	161
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2060	2000	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	2060	2000	155
Mertieite-II ()*	Stillwaterite	Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5	2060	2000	44
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2060	2000	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2060	2000	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	2060	2000	133
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2060	2000	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2060	2000	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2060	2000	1512
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	2060	2000	46
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2060	2000	2273
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂Cl₂	2060	2000	9
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2060	2000	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2060	2000	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2060	2000	61156
Rustenburgite ()*	Perovskite Auricupride	Pt₃Sn	2060	2000	34
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi	2060	2000	44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	2060	2000	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2060	2000	21482
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	2060	2000	75
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2060	2000	3337
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	2060	2000	35
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2060	2000	276
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2060	2000	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2060	2000	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	2060	2000	1044
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	2060	2000	100
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2060	2000	2718
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2060	2000	380
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS	2060	2000	53
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	2060	2000	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG105_1057_024	Begg says Keivitsa is in Sweden, all signs point to it actually being in Finland

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	EG105_1057_024	2060	2000	2060-2000										Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	9547	Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland	Keivitsa	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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