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Pello, Lapland, Finlandi
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PelloMunicipality
LaplandRegion
FinlandCountry

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Uranothorite

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Euxenite-(Y)

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Euxenite-(Y), etc.

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Uranothorite

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Euxenite-(Y)

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Euxenite-(Y), etc.

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Uranothorite

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
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Euxenite-(Y)

Laajamaa pegmatite, Pello, Lapland, Finland
Neighbouring regions:
ÖvertorneÃĨ, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Kolari, Lapland, Finland
Ylitornio, Lapland, Finland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pello4,542 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
212286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212286:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Turtola
Other Languages:
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Finnish:
Pello, Lapin maakunta, Suomi
French:
Pello, Laponie, Finlande
German:
Pello, Lappland, Finnland
Italian:
Pello, Regione della Lapponia, Finlandia
Northern Sami:
Pello, SÃĄpmi, Suopma
Russian:
ПÐĩÐŧÐŧÐū, ЛаÐŋÐŧÐ°Ð―ÐīÐļŅ, ÐĪÐļÐ―ÐŧŅÐ―ÐīÐļŅ
Simplified Chinese:
ä―Đæī›, 拉æ™Ūč˜­å€, čŠŽå…°
Spanish:
Pello, RegiÃģn de Laponia, Finlandia
Swedish:
Pello, Lappland, Finland
Albanian:
Pello, Lapland, Finlanda
Asturian:
Pello, Laponia, Finlandia
Basque:
Pello, Lappi, Finlandia
Belarusian:
ПÐĩÐŧа, ЛаÐŋÐŧÐ°Ð―ÐīŅ‹Ņ, ÐĪŅ–Ð―ÐŧŅÐ―ÐīŅ‹Ņ
Catalan:
Pello, Província de LapÃēnia, Finlàndia
Cebuano:
Pello, Lappi, Finlandia
Czech:
Pello, Laponsko, Finsko
Dutch:
Pello, Lapland, Finland
Esperanto:
Pello, Laponio, Finnlando
Estonian:
Pello vald, Lapi maakond, Soome
Galician:
Pello, Laponia, Finlandia
Hungarian:
Pello, LappfÃķld, FinnorszÃĄg
Japanese:
トã‚ĨãƒŦトãƒĐ, ãƒĐッピįœŒ, フã‚ĢãƒģãƒĐãƒģド
Latin:
Pello, Lapponia, Finnia
Norwegian:
Pello, Lappland, Finland
Occitan:
Pello, Finlàndia
Polish:
Pello, Laponia, Finlandia
Romanian:
Pello, Laponia, Finlanda
Turkish:
Pello, Laponya, Finlandiya
Vietnamese:
Pello, Lapland, Phᚧn Lan


A municipality in Lapland region. It was called Turtola before 1949.

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
ⓘ Thortveitite
Formula: Sc2Si2O7
Description: Crystals up to 6 cm
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘEuxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘThorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘThortveitite9.BC.05Sc2Si2O7
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ScScandium
Scⓘ ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
YYttrium
Yⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Thⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Uⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pello
Wikidata ID:Q31331
GeoNames ID:642367

Localities in this Region

Finland

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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