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Uvarovite from
Luikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Two analyses (wet chemical) provided by von Knorring (1951) reported as uvarovite qualify as Cr-rich grossular by current definition (2022), The samples analyzed contains Grs54.61Uv37.4 and Grs47.94Uv44.71 respectively. See the grossular locentry for further details
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Luikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557709:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘKeretti Mine (Outokumpu Mine), Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘMokkivaara Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘVuonos Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘKotalahti mine, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
References
von Knorring, Oleg (1951) A new occurrence of uvarovite from northern Karelia in Finland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 29 (213). 594-601 doi:10.1180/minmag.1951.029.213.05
Peltonen, P., Kontinen, A., Huhma, H., Kuronen, U. (2008) Outokumpu revisited: New mineral deposit model for the mantle peridotite-associated Cu–Co–Zn–Ni–Ag–Au sulphide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (3-4) 559-617 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002
 
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