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Pentlandite from
Keivitsa intrusion, Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keivitsa intrusion, Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99457:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘKevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘSakattilampi (Sakatti deposit), Viiankiaapa mire area, Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘPahtavaara Au mine, Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘNaakenavaara, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘLevijärvi lode, Levijärvi-Loukinen deposit, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘLevijärvi-Loukinen deposit, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
94.9km (58.9 miles) ⓘSirkka kaivos, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
References
Geological Survey of Finland 2008. Keivitsa - NICKEL Database
Törmänen, T. and Iljina, M. (2008): The Kevitsa intrusion and associated Ni-Cu-PGE deposit. In Ojala, J. and Iljina, M., (eds.): Metallogeny and tectonic evolution of the Northern Fennoscandian Shield: Field trip guidebook. 33 IGC excursion No. 15, August 15-21, 2008, pp. 58-66.
Gervilla, F., Kojonen, K. and Merkle, R.K.W., 2005. Platinum-group minerals in the Proterozoic Keivitsa mafic-ultramafic intrusion, Sodankylä, northern Finland. Extended Abstract, 10th International Platinum Symposium, Abstract volume
Lamberg, P., Välimaa, J., Parkkinen, J., & Kojonen, K. (2005). Structural, geochemical and magmatic modelling of the early Proterozoic Keivitsa Ni-Cu-PGE deposit in Sodankylä, northern Finland. Extended Abstract. In 10th International Platinum Symposium, Abstract volume.
Ojala, V. J.; Weihed, P.; Eilu, P.; Iljina, M. - Eds. (2007) Metallogeny and tectonic evolution of the Northern Fennoscandian Shield: Field trip guidebook. Geological Society of Finland Guide 54. Geological Survey of Finland
 
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