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Cordierite from
Aijala, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland


Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aijala, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70072:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMetsämonttu mine, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘLiipola-N, Kisko, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘSalittu, Suomusjärvi, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘTräskböle, Perniö, Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMustio quarry, Raseborg, Uusimaa, Finland
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘKovela, Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘTytyri mine, Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘTupala deposit, Somero, Southwest Finland, Finland
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘHirvikallio, Tammela, Kanta-Häme, Finland
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘLaurinkari, Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
References
Geological Survey of Finland Aijala - ZINC Database
Latvalahti, U. (1979): Cu-Zn-Pb ores in the Aijala-Orijärvi area, southwest Finland. Econ. Geol. 74, 1035–1059.
 
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