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Graphite from
Käpysuo, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Käpysuo, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1393436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1393436:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘSärkiniemi Ni deposit, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘHiekkapohja, Laukaa, Central Finland, Finland
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘRääpysjärvi Graphite exploration area, Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland
References
Al-Ani, T.
Leinonen, S.
Ahtola, T.
Al-Ani, Thair, Leinonen, Seppo, Ahtola, Timo, Salvador, Dandara (2020) High-Grade Flake Graphite Deposits in Metamorphic Schist Belt, Central Finland—Mineralogy and Beneficiation of Graphite for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. Minerals, 10 (8) 680 doi:10.3390/min10080680
Al-Ani, Thair; Ahtola, Timo; Cutts, Kathryn; Torppa, Akseli (2022) Metamorphic evolution of graphite in the Paleoproterozoic Savo Schist Belt (SSB), Central Finland: Constraints from geothermetric modeling. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104672 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104672
 
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