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Chromite from
Kemi Mine, Keminmaa, Lapland, Finland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore5
- var Chromium-bearing Clinochlore5
Talc3
Tremolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kemi Mine, Keminmaa, Lapland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54846:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘKirakkajuppura PGE deposit, Sompujärvi Reef, Penikat complex, Lapland, Finland
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘKukkola prospect, Haparanda, Norrbotten County, Sweden
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘKylmäkangas, Kuivaniemi, Ii, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘKarahkalehto (Karahka), Kuivaniemi, Ii, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘKompsa, Kuivaniemi, Ii, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
93.4km (58.1 miles) ⓘSiika-Kämä PGE Reef, Portimo complex, Lapland, Finland
References
33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008
Gornostayev, Stanislav S.; Laajoki, Kauko V.O.; Leinonen, Ossi (2000) The platinum-group minerals in the Kemi chromite deposit, Finland: a case study of the Elijärvi ore body, in Abstract volume & Field trip guidebook. 2nd annual GEODE-Fennoscandian shield field workshop on Palaeoproterozoic and Archaean greenstone belts and VMS districts in the Fennoscandian Shield 28 August to 1 September, 2000, Gällivare-Kiruna, Sweden. Research Report 2000:6, Luleå University of Technology. 16-22
 
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