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Lampivaara amethyst mine, Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
Lampivaara amethyst mineMine
PelkosenniemiMunicipality
LaplandRegion
FinlandCountry

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Quartz, etc.

Lampivaara amethyst mine, Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finland
07494710017361335445146.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Lampivaara amethyst mine, Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finland
07494710017361335445146.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Lampivaara amethyst mine, Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 7' 11'' North , 26° 56' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
67.11974,26.94045
GeoHash:
G#: uegjv4c2v
GRN:
N45E09
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pyhäjärvi6,094 (2015)13.2km
Sodankylä8,942 (2014)36.1km
Kemijärvi8,883 (2018)50.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
16685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16685:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lampivaara amethyst mine, Luosto


Arctic amethyst claims to be the only working amethyst mine in the world. Discovered in 1985.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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