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Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit), Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finlandi
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Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit)Deposit
RaaheMunicipality
North OstrobothniaRegion
FinlandCountry

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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 24' 50'' North , 25° 8' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vihanti3,270 (2015)10.7km
Oulainen8,300 (2014)23.2km
Ruukki4,386 (2014)28.2km
Haapavesi7,717 (2014)33.0km
Liminka7,058 (2014)45.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
9702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9702:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zinc mine located 11 km SE from Vihanti, 70 km SSW from Oulu. Owned by Outokumpo Co. Metamorphosed VHMS (volcanic-hosted massive sulphide) deposit.

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Mineral List


51 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Antimony
Formula: Sb
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berdesinskiite
Formula: V3+2TiO5
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Coulsonite
Formula: Fe2+V3+2O4
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Freibergite Subgroup' ?
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Graphite
Formula: C
Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Jamesonite ?
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Karelianite
Formula: V3+2O3
'K Feldspar'
Kyzylkumite
Formula: V3+Ti2O5(OH)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nisbite
Formula: NiSb2
Nolanite
Formula: V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schreyerite
Formula: V3+2Ti4+3O9
Shcherbinaite
Formula: V5+2O5
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Sulvanite
Formula: Cu3VS4
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tivanite
Formula: V3+TiO3(OH)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Vuorelainenite
Formula: Mn2+V3+2O4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Sulvanite2.CB.70Cu3VS4
Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Nisbite2.EB.15aNiSb2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup' ?2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
Jamesonite ?2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Coulsonite4.BB.05Fe2+V3+2O4
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Vuorelainenite4.BB.05Mn2+V3+2O4
Karelianite4.CB.05V3+2O3
Berdesinskiite4.CB.30V3+2TiO5
Schreyerite4.CB.35V3+2Ti4+3O9
Nolanite4.CB.40V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
Kyzylkumite4.CB.75V3+Ti2O5(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Tivanite4.DB.45V3+TiO3(OH)
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Shcherbinaite4.HE.10V5+2O5
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Microcline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'K Feldspar'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
H NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O KarelianiteV23+O3
O KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
O ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
O TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
O VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AlAluminium
Al CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Si CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GudmunditeFeSbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S SulvaniteCu3VS4
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UllmanniteNiSbS
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
Ti KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
Ti TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
VVanadium
V BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
V CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
V KarelianiteV23+O3
V KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
V NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
V SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
V ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
V SulvaniteCu3VS4
V TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
V VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
MnManganese
Mn VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe GudmunditeFeSbS
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
NiNickel
Ni BreithauptiteNiSb
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni NisbiteNiSb2
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu SulvaniteCu3VS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As NickelineNiAs
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag SilverAg
SnTin
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sb AntimonySb
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb BreithauptiteNiSb
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb GudmunditeFeSbS
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sb NisbiteNiSb2
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Te HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Ba Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AuGold
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

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