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Locality Name:
Metsämonttu Mine, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland

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

mindat Locality ID: 9696
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9696.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Metsämonttu Mine, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°11'26"N
Longitude: 23°20'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.190555555556,23.342777777778
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 C Ca Cd Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cd Cu Fe H In K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumGeocroniteLillianite
MarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005410718
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb25005410363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs25005410379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS250054109052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4250054105516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1125005410843
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250054101008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6250054104135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2250054109895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2325005410133
Gold  (*)CopperAu2500541030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS25005410170
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3250054105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2250054105674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2425005410158
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22500541017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2250054102273
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3250054101425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22500541061156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S242500541034
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2250054105614
Silver  (*)CopperAg250054105186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13250054105317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054102562


3 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
GSFB337_48_00011894.51891.51893 ± 1.5U-Pbmineralizationzircon  YesZircon  292858Maantienleikkaus Li-pegmatite, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandKisko, FinlandHuhma (1986) GSFB337_48 
vms-004762500541Proterozoic        9696Metsämonttu Mine, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandMetsamonttuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-004772500541Proterozoic     Yes  65283Orijärvi, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, FinlandOrijarviMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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