Magnetite from
Laivajoki Carbonatite, Posio, Lapland, Finland

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Laivajoki Carbonatite, Posio, Lapland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	937289
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:937289:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite

12.9km (8.0 miles)	ⓘ Kortejärvi Carbonatite, Pudasjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
17.4km (10.8 miles)	ⓘ Kuusijärvi deposit, Koillismaa Complex, Lapland, Finland
22.7km (14.1 miles)	ⓘ Mustavaara, Taivalkoski, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
28.8km (17.9 miles)	ⓘ Simontaival, Ranua, Lapland, Finland
39.8km (24.7 miles)	ⓘ Rometölväs reef, Pudasjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
50.0km (31.1 miles)	ⓘ Kouvervaara, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
51.3km (31.8 miles)	ⓘ Sääskilampi, Ranua, Lapland, Finland
53.6km (33.3 miles)	ⓘ Säynäjävaara, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
60.5km (37.6 miles)	ⓘ Honkilehto, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
61.8km (38.4 miles)	ⓘ Sivakkaharju, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
References
www.geologinenseura.fi (n.d.) http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume69/sgs_bt_069_pages_005_030.pd Vartiainen, H., Woolley, A.R. (1974) The age of the Sokli carbonatite, Finland, and some relationships of the North Atlantic alkaline igneous province. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 46 (1). 81-91 doi:10.17741/bgsf/46.1.010 Nykanen, J., Laajoki, K., & Karhu, J. (1997). Geology and geochemistry of the early Proterozoic Kortejarvi and Laivajoki carbonatites, central Fennoscandian Shield, Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 69, 1-2. Al-Ani, T., Konnunaho, K., & Sarapää, O. (2011). Microprobe analysis on REE-minerals of Enontekiö (Palkiskuru and Palovaara) and Kuusamo (Hoinkilehto) hydrothermal mineralizations and Kortejärvi-Laivajoki carbonatites, Northern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland. In Geological Survey of Finland, Report M42/2010/66. *Al-Ani, Thair, Molnár, Ferenc, Lintinen, Panu, Leinonen, Seppo (2018) Geology and Mineralogy of Rare Earth Elements Deposits and Occurrences in Finland. Minerals, 8 (8) 356 doi:10.3390/min8080356*

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Magnetite from Laivajoki Carbonatite, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Magnetite from
Laivajoki Carbonatite, Posio, Lapland, Finland