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Quartz from
Koli, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kyanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koli, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:938501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:938501:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘHerajÃĪrvi, Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPaukkajanvaara mine, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘNunnanlahti, Juuka, North Karelia, Finland
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘKurvisensuo, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘKylylahti Mine, PolvijÃĪrvi, North Karelia, Finland
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘMÃĪtÃĪsvaara mine, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSola Zn deposit, PolvijÃĪrvi, North Karelia, Finland
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘPerttilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘVuonos Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘPanjavaara carbonate veins and dikes, Juuka, North Karelia, Finland
References
Hietanen,Anna 1938.On the petrology of Finnish quartzites. Bulletin de la GÃĐologique de Finlande vol 122.
 
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