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Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Lupikko MineMine (Abandoned)
PitkyarantaTown
Pitkyarantsky DistrictDistrict
Republic of KareliaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 32' 59'' North , 31° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pitkyaranta13,090 (2015)2.8km
Salmi3,800 (2016)27.4km
Lyaskelya3,571 (2016)35.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
7039
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7039:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4567dd88-3d18-41c5-9332-9ca3c56befa1


Ancient iron mine, operated for magnetite in the 17th century, abandoned in 1940, part of the PitkΓ€ranta mining district. Consisted of 5 shafts.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


47 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Berborite (TL)
Formula: Be2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Berborite-1T'
β“˜ Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
β“˜ Bromellite
Formula: BeO
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cannonite
Formula: Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
References:
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
References:
β“˜ Clinobehoite
Formula: Be(OH)2
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fluorvesuvianite (TL)
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
Type Locality:
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Glaucodot
Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hambergite
Formula: Be2(BO3)(OH)
β“˜ Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
β“˜ Pekoite
Formula: PbCuBi11S18
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Rucklidgeite
Formula: PbBi2Te4
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Schoenfliesite
Formula: Mg[Sn(OH)6]
Colour: colorless; also yellow-orange to greenish-yellow or yellow-green
β“˜ Sellaite
Formula: MgF2
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Silicomagnesiofluorite'
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ StΓΌtzite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜ Zavaritskite
Formula: (BiO)F

Gallery:

Be2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2Oβ“˜ Berborite (TL)
Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3Sβ“˜ Danalite
Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9β“˜ Fluorvesuvianite (TL)
Be2(BO3)(OH)β“˜ Hambergite
Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3Sβ“˜ Helvine

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Jalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜StΓΌtzite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Glaucodot2.EB.10c(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Rucklidgeite2.GC.40cPbBi2Te4
β“˜Pekoite2.HB.05aPbCuBi11S18
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Sellaite3.AB.15MgF2
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Zavaritskite3.DC.25(BiO)F
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Bromellite4.AB.20BeO
β“˜Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Clinobehoite4.FA.05bBe(OH)2
β“˜Schoenfliesite4.FC.10Mg[Sn(OH)6]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜Hambergite6.AB.05Be2(BO3)(OH)
β“˜Berborite (TL)6.AB.10Be2(BO3)(OH,F) Β· H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Cannonite7.BD.35Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜Fluorvesuvianite (TL)9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Siderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
β“˜Danalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
β“˜'Silicomagnesiofluorite'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Berborite-1T'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Hβ“˜ CannoniteBi2(SO4)O(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchoenfliesiteMg[Sn(OH)6]
Hβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Beβ“˜ BromelliteBeO
Beβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Beβ“˜ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
Beβ“˜ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Beβ“˜ HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
Beβ“˜ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
BBoron
Bβ“˜ BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Bβ“˜ HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Oβ“˜ BismiteBi2O3
Oβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oβ“˜ BromelliteBeO
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CannoniteBi2(SO4)O(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oβ“˜ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
Oβ“˜ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SchoenfliesiteMg[Sn(OH)6]
Oβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ Zavaritskite(BiO)F
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Fβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ SellaiteMgF2
Fβ“˜ Zavaritskite(BiO)F
Fβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SchoenfliesiteMg[Sn(OH)6]
Mgβ“˜ SellaiteMgF2
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Siβ“˜ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ CannoniteBi2(SO4)O(OH)2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Sβ“˜ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Sβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Sβ“˜ PekoitePbCuBi11S18
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Feβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feβ“˜ FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cuβ“˜ PekoitePbCuBi11S18
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ SchoenfliesiteMg[Sn(OH)6]
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
Teβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PekoitePbCuBi11S18
Pbβ“˜ RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismiteBi2O3
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biβ“˜ CannoniteBi2(SO4)O(OH)2
Biβ“˜ PekoitePbCuBi11S18
Biβ“˜ RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
Biβ“˜ Zavaritskite(BiO)F

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Paleoproterozoic : 2004 Ma to 1974 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Paleoproterozoic
   Orosirian
β“˜ Galena (youngest age)1974 Ma
β“˜ Galena (oldest age)2004 Ma

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