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Ostrobothnia, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
OstrobothniaRegion
FinlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vaasa57,014 (2015)
Jakobstad19,238 (2018)
Korsholm17,176 (2014)
Pedersöre10,436 (2014)
Laihia7,782 (2015)
Kristinestad7,712 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
305621
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305621:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Finnish:
Pohjanmaan maakunta, Suomi
French:
Ostrobotnie, Finlande
German:
Österbotten, Finnland
Italian:
Ostrobotnia, Finlandia
Russian:
Остроботния, Финляндия
Simplified Chinese:
博滕區, 芬兰
Spanish:
Región de Ostrobotnia, Finlandia
Albanian:
Ostrobothnia, Finlanda
Arabic:
بوهيانما, فنلندا
Asturian:
Ostrobotnia, Finlandia
Basque:
Ostrobotnia eskualdea, Finlandia
Catalan:
Regió d'Ostrobòtnia, Finlàndia
Cebuano:
Pohjanmaa, Finlandia
Czech:
Pohjanmaa, Finsko
Danish:
Österbotten, Finland
Dutch:
Österbotten, Finland
Esperanto:
Ostrobotnio, Finnlando
Estonian:
Pohjanmaa, Soome
Farsi/Persian:
اوستروبوتنیا, فنلاند
Galician:
Ostrobotnia, Finlandia
Georgian:
ოსტრობოტნია, ფინეთი
Hebrew:
אוסטרובוטניה, פינלנד
Japanese:
ポフヤンマー県, フィンランド
Komi-Permyak:
Похьянма, Суоми
Korean:
포흐얀마 지역, 핀란드
Lithuanian:
Pohjanma, Suomija
Manx:
Österbotten, Finnlynn
Northern Sami:
Pohjanmaa eanangoddi, Suopma
Norwegian:
Österbotten, Finland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Österbotten, Finland
Polish:
Ostrobotnia, Finlandia
Portuguese:
Ostrobótnia, Finlândia
Romanian:
Ostrobotnia, Finlanda
Scots:
Ostrobothnie, Finland
Serbian:
Остроботнија, Финска
Serbo-Croatian:
Ostrobotnija, Finska
Slovak:
Pohjanmaa, Fínsko
Swedish:
Österbotten, Finland
Turkish:
Ostrobothnia, Finlandiya
Ukrainian:
Пог'янмаа, Фінляндія
Urdu:
اوستروبوثنیہ, فن لینڈ
Western Punjabi:
اوسٹروبوتھنیا, فنلینڈ


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Mineral List

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33 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Ancylite'
Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Barytocalcite
Formula: BaCa(CO3)2
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Britholite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
'Britholite Group'
Formula: (REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
'Calcioancylite'
Calcioancylite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carbocernaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Habit: prismatic-pyramidal
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Monazite-(Nd)
Formula: Nd(PO4)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Scapolite'
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Barytocalcite5.AB.45BaCa(CO3)2
Carbocernaite5.AB.50(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Calcioancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Monazite-(Nd)8.AD.50Nd(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Britholite-(Ce)9.AH.25(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Ancylite'-
'Calcioancylite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Britholite Group'-(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
H Britholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
H Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
C BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
C CalciteCaCO3
C Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
O BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O Britholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
O Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si Britholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Ca BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ca Britholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Ca Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Sr Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Sr Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ba HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
CeCerium
Ce Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Britholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Ce Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Ce Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Nd Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed541 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pagophilus groenlandica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Pagophilus : Pagophilus groenlandica0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phoca hispida
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Phoca : Phoca hispida0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Comasphaeridium
genus
Comasphaeridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Leiosphaeridia
genus
Leiosphaeridia541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Micrhystridium
genus
Micrhystridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cymatiosphaera
genus
Cymatiosphaera541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Granomarginata
genus
Granomarginata541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Goniosphaeridium
genus
Goniosphaeridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Tasmanites
genus
Tasmanites541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Leiomarginata
genus
Leiomarginata541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Archaeodiscina
genus
Archaeodiscina541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Hystrichosphaeridium
genus
Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Goniodomaceae : Hystrichosphaeridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Acanthodiacrodium
genus
Acanthodiacrodium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Lophosphaeridium
genus
Lophosphaeridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Trachysphaeridium
genus
Trachysphaeridium541 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrobothnia_(region)
Wikidata ID:Q5702
GeoNames ID:830676

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