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Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit), Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finlandi
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Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit)Deposit
RaaheMunicipality
North OstrobothniaRegion
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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View of the Vihanti mining area, ca. 1960.

Vihanti deposit, Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 24' 50'' North , 25° 8' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vihanti3,270 (2015)10.7km
Oulainen8,300 (2014)23.2km
Ruukki4,386 (2014)28.2km
Haapavesi7,717 (2014)33.0km
Liminka7,058 (2014)45.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
9702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9702:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zinc mine located 11 km SE from Vihanti, 70 km SSW from Oulu. Owned by Outokumpo Co. Metamorphosed VHMS (volcanic-hosted massive sulphide) deposit.

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Mineral List


51 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antimony
Formula: Sb
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Berdesinskiite
Formula: V3+2TiO5
ⓘ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
ⓘ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
ⓘ Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘ Coulsonite
Formula: Fe2+V3+2O4
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' ?
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Jamesonite ?
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Karelianite
Formula: V3+2O3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Kyzylkumite
Formula: V3+Ti2O5(OH)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Nisbite
Formula: NiSb2
ⓘ Nolanite
Formula: V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schreyerite
Formula: V3+2Ti4+3O9
ⓘ Shcherbinaite
Formula: V5+2O5
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘ Sulvanite
Formula: Cu3VS4
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tivanite
Formula: V3+TiO3(OH)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ⓘ Vuorelainenite
Formula: Mn2+V3+2O4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘAntimony1.CA.05Sb
ⓘBismuth1.CA.05Bi
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘSulvanite2.CB.70Cu3VS4
ⓘBreithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘNisbite2.EB.15aNiSb2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘGudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
ⓘUllmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
ⓘValleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup' ?2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘBerthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
ⓘMeneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
ⓘJamesonite ?2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCoulsonite4.BB.05Fe2+V3+2O4
ⓘGahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘVuorelainenite4.BB.05Mn2+V3+2O4
ⓘKarelianite4.CB.05V3+2O3
ⓘBerdesinskiite4.CB.30V3+2TiO5
ⓘSchreyerite4.CB.35V3+2Ti4+3O9
ⓘNolanite4.CB.40V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
ⓘKyzylkumite4.CB.75V3+Ti2O5(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘTivanite4.DB.45V3+TiO3(OH)
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘShcherbinaite4.HE.10V5+2O5
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘCelsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘMicrocline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
Hⓘ NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
Oⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ KarelianiteV23+O3
Oⓘ KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
Oⓘ ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
Oⓘ TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oⓘ VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sⓘ SulvaniteCu3VS4
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
Tiⓘ KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
Tiⓘ TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
VVanadium
Vⓘ BerdesinskiiteV23+TiO5
Vⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Vⓘ KarelianiteV23+O3
Vⓘ KyzylkumiteV3+Ti2O5(OH)
Vⓘ NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Vⓘ SchreyeriteV23+Ti34+O9
Vⓘ ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
Vⓘ SulvaniteCu3VS4
Vⓘ TivaniteV3+TiO3(OH)
Vⓘ VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ VuorelaineniteMn2+V23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
NiNickel
Niⓘ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ NisbiteNiSb2
Niⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuⓘ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuⓘ SulvaniteCu3VS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Znⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ SilverAg
SnTin
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ AntimonySb
Sbⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ BreithauptiteNiSb
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sbⓘ NisbiteNiSb2
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Baⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AuGold
Auⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthBi
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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