Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland i
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Savitaipale Municipality
South Karelia Region
Finland Country

Regional Level Types
Savitaipale	Municipality
South Karelia	Region
Finland	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland

Mäntyharju, South Savo, Finland

Luumäki, South Karelia, Finland

Taipalsaari, South Karelia, Finland

Lemi, South Karelia, Finland

Puumala, South Savo, Finland

Kouvola, Kymenlaakso, Finland

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Savitaipale	4,195 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

305641

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:305641:0

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Finnish:

Savitaipale, Etelä-Karjalan maakunta, Suomi

French:

Savitaipale, Carélie du Sud, Finlande

German:

Savitaipale, Südkarelien, Finnland

Italian:

Savitaipale, Carelia Meridionale, Finlandia

Russian:

Савитайпале, Южная Карелия, Финляндия

Simplified Chinese:

薩維泰帕萊, 南卡累利阿區, 芬兰

Spanish:

Savitaipale, Región de Karelia del Sur, Finlandia

Albanian:

Savitaipale, Karelia Jugore, Finlanda

Asturian:

Savitaipale, Carelia del Sur, Finlandia

Cebuano:

Savitaipale , Etelä-Karjala, Finlandia

Czech:

Savitaipale, Jižní Karélie, Finsko

Dutch:

Savitaipale, Etelä-Karjala, Finland

Estonian:

Savitaipale vald, Lõuna-Karjala, Soome

Galician:

Savitaipale, Carelia do Sur, Finlandia

Greek:

Σαβιτάιπαλε, Φινλανδία

Northern Sami:

Savitaipale, Lulli-Gárjila eanangoddi, Suopma

Norwegian:

Savitaipale, Södra Karelen, Finland

Polish:

Savitaipale, Karelia Południowa, Finlandia

Portuguese:

Savitaipale, Carélia do Sul, Finlândia

Romanian:

Savitaipale, Carelia de Sud, Finlanda

Swedish:

Savitaipale, Södra Karelen, Finland

Turkish:

Savitaipale, Güney Karelya, Finlandiya

Savitaipale is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality covers an area of 690.56 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.81 km² (58.23 sq mi) is water.

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ⓘ Howardite meteorite

ⓘ 'Orbiculite'

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ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

References:

Prinz, M., Delaney, J. S., Harlow, G. E., Bedell, R. L., & Nehru, C. E. (1980) Modal studies of mesosiderites and related achondrites, including the new mesosiderite ALHA 77219: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XI, vol 2: 1055-1071.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

Description: Both Ca-rich & Ca-poor clinopyroxene present

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

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ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

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ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

Description: Iron: Ni-poor iron (Ni<1%) [Co > Ni, often]; may be slightly associated with impact melt & found occasionally in matrix

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

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ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

References:

Mason, Brian (1967) The Bununu meteorite, and a discussion of the pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (2) 107-115 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(67)80040-1

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

Description: Plagioclase (Ab4-19) reported in Mason et. al, (1979)

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

Description: Pyroxene (range Fs33-52) reported by Mason et al., (1979)

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

Description: Taenite sometimes present in kamacite-taenite intergrowths

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Luotolax meteorite, Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Hypersthene'	-	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

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Wikidata ID:	Q1025694
GeoNames ID:	637312

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