Ylämaa area, Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ylämaa area | Municipality (Former) |
| Lappeenranta | Municipality |
| South Karelia | Region |
| Finland | Country |
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Type:
Municipality (Former) - last checked 2019
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Ylämaa | 1,415 (2014) |
Ylämaa (Finnish: [ˈylæˌmɑː]; literally translated "the Highland") is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Southern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.
The former municipality covers an area of 408.94 square kilometres (157.89 sq mi) of which 29.19 km² (11.27 sq mi) is water.
Note to the mineral list:
In the 1970s a dark violet material was sold at the Ylämaa Mineral Fair as dumortierite originating from an undisclosed locality in the Ylämaa area. These have later been shown to be a fluorite-topaz-Al-fluoride-microlite-feldspar mixture coming from the Topaz quarry, Kotka, Southern Finland Region, Finland. A dark violet variety may contain white powdery ralstonite-boehmite filled cavities. (Ilkka Mikkola information, Sept 2013, see message board at http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-304405.html)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Spectrolite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Dumortierite ? | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Bytownite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | var. Spectrolite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Spectrolite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Spectrolite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Spectrolite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Spectrolite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yl%C3%A4maa |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1025734 |
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