Log InRegister
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreOur ScienceMindat Newsletter [Free Download]Contact Us
Donate to MindatSponsor a PageCorporate SponsorshipSponsored Pages
Learning CenterWhat Is a Mineral?The Most Common Minerals on EarthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesMindat Newsletter [Free Download]The ElementsThe Mineral Quiz
Search FormMinerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDMinerals by CountryAlphabetical Mineral IndexAlphabetical Locality SearchMineral Association SearchList of CountriesLocalities Near MePhoto SearchSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMore Search Options
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
MineralsPetrologyFossilsMeteoritesGeologic Time
Mining CompaniesStatisticsMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsDevice SettingsTime Machine
Read DiscussionsIdentification Request
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColourPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
PyhäjärviMunicipality
North OstrobothniaRegion
FinlandCountry

Coat of Arms of Pyhäjärvi
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearchMineralogy
09329150017272032212599.jpg
Pyhäsalmi Mine

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
05165360017272032229567.jpg
View towards tailing pond area.

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
00998580017272032235295.jpg
Pyhäsalmi Mine

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
09329150017272032212599.jpg
Pyhäsalmi Mine

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
05165360017272032229567.jpg
View towards tailing pond area.

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
00998580017272032235295.jpg
Pyhäsalmi Mine

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
09329150017272032212599.jpg
Pyhäsalmi Mine

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
05165360017272032229567.jpg
View towards tailing pond area.

Pyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Neighbouring regions:
Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Pihtipudas, Central Finland, Finland
Pyhäntä, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Pielavesi, North Savo, Finland
Kärsämäki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pyhäjärvi6,138 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
39644
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39644:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
View 22 more...
Finnish:
Pyhäjärvi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta, Suomi
French:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnie du Nord, Finlande
German:
Pyhäjärvi, Nordösterbotten, Finnland
Italian:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnia Settentrionale, Finlandia
Russian:
Пюхяярви, Северная Остроботния, Финляндия
Simplified Chinese:
皮海耶爾維, 北博滕區, 芬兰
Spanish:
Pyhäjärvi, Región de Ostrobotnia del Norte, Finlandia
Swedish:
Pyhäjärvi, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Albanian:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobothnia Veriore, Finlanda
Asturian:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnia del Norte, Finlandia
Belarusian:
Пюхяярві, Паўночная Астработнія, Фінляндыя
Cebuano:
Pyhäjärvi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finlandia
Czech:
Pyhäjärvi, Severní Pohjanmaa, Finsko
Dutch:
Pyhäjärvi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland
Esperanto:
Pyhäjärvi, Norda Ostrobotnio, Finnlando
Estonian:
Pyhäjärvi linn, Põhja-Pohjanmaa, Soome
Farsi/Persian:
پیهایاروی, اوستروبوتنیای شمالی, فنلاند
Galician:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnia do Norte, Finlandia
Greek:
Πυχαγιάρβι, Βόρεια Οστροβόθνια, Φινλανδία
Japanese:
ピュハヤルヴィ, 北ポフヤンマー県, フィンランド
Korean:
퓌해얘르비, 북포흐얀마 지역, 핀란드
Northern Sami:
Pyhäjärvi, Davvi-Pohjanmaa eanangoddi, Suopma
Norwegian:
Pyhäjärvi, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Polish:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnia Północna, Finlandia
Romanian:
Pyhäjärvi, Ostrobotnia de Nord, Finlanda
Serbo-Croatian:
Pyhäjärvi, Sjeverna Ostrobotnija, Finska
Traditional Chinese:
皮海耶爾維, 芬蘭
Turkish:
Pyhäjärvi, Kuzey Ostrobotniya, Finlandiya
Ukrainian:
Пюгяярві, Північна Пог'янмаа, Фінляндія
Urdu:
پوہا یاروی, شمالی اوستروبوثنیہ, فن لینڈ


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

35 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite
Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ 'Melnikovite'
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schwertmannite (TL)
Formula: Fe3+16(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Type Locality:
Description: occurs as crusts on stones inundated by acidic drainage from a mound of concentrate sand. It occurs as fibrous aggregates of poorly-crystalline needles, to 100 μm, in films and thin to thick crusts
ⓘ Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ 'Wehrlite (of Huot)'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘTellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘSeligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
ⓘJordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘvar. Copper-bearing Melanterite7.CB.35(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
ⓘSchwertmannite (TL)7.DE.15Fe3+16(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘAnthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Melnikovite'-
ⓘ'Wehrlite (of Huot)'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ SchwertmanniteFe163+(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ SchwertmanniteFe163+(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ SchwertmanniteFe163+(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Sⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SchwertmanniteFe163+(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2O
Feⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cuⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
Asⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3

Fossils

This region is too big or complex to display the fossil list, try looking at smaller subregions.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyh%C3%A4j%C3%A4rvi
Wikidata ID:Q990573
GeoNames ID:640471

Localities in this Region

Finland

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Quick NavTopMineral ListFossilsOther DatabasesLocalities in RegionOther Regions
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 21, 2026 05:14:20 Page updated: August 5, 2026 15:13:48
Go to top of page