Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Honkilehto, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 250909
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-250909.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Honkilehto, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 66°11'45"N
Longitude: 29°0'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.195833333333,29.005

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite

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 Au C Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si U Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si U Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar Mica Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Bijvoetite-(Y) ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Gold ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Richetite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2100	1800	8803
Bijvoetite-(Y) ()*	None	Y₈(UO₂)₁₆O₈(CO₃)₁₆(OH)₈·39H₂O	2100	1800	3
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2100	1800	27198
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	2100	1800	82
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2100	1800	30554
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2100	1800	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2100	1800	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2100	1800	9056
Richetite ()*	None	(Fe³⁺,Mg)_xPb²⁺_8.6(UO₂)₃₆O₃₆(OH)₂₄·41H₂O	2100	1800	7

2 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
	Emily000539	1900	1800			mineralization					Yes			sulfides	10223	Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland	Kuusamo district	Pankka et al. (1992)	10.1016/0301-9268(92)90126-9	PR58_387
	Kristen002033	2100	1900								Yes				9701	Juomasuo, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland	Juomasuo	Gaál and Sundblad (1990)	10.1007/BF00205257	MD25_S104

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