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Southern Karelia, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland

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Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Albite
    var: Andesine
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  'Alkali Feldspar'
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Andalusite
    var: Chiastolite
    Reference: [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
  		•  Annite
    KFe
    2+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Argentopentlandite
    Ag(Fe,Ni)
     
    8
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: []
  		•  Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Lyckberg, P. (2004): Ein Neufund phantastischer grüner Edelberylle aus Luumäki, Karelien, Finnland. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 38-45]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: []
  		•  Betafite
    (Ca,U)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: []
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1959), 44, 897-900]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: []
  		•  Cobaltpentlandite (TL)
    (Co,Ni,Fe)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Type Locality: Varislahti deposit, Southern Karelia, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1959), 44, 897-900]
  		•  Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: []
  		•  Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1959), 44, 897-900]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Euxenite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Description: Noted in 1986 around one gem beryl carrying pocket (Lyckberg 2006)
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Ferberite
    FeWO
     
    4
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: []
  		•  Genthelvite
    Zn
     
    4
    		Be
     
    3
    		[S|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Glaucophane
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Goethite ?
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: []
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Iddingsite
    MgO·Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		·3SiO
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Illite
    K
     
    0.65
    		A
     
    2.0
    		 [][Al
     
    0.65
    		Si,
     
    3.35
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Mackinawite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [http://www.gsf.fi/explor/zinc/hammaslahti.htm]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Margarite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Lyckberg, P. (2004): Ein Neufund phantastischer grüner Edelberylle aus Luumäki, Karelien, Finnland. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 38-45]
  		•  Monazite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1959), 44, 897-900]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1959), 44, 897-900]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Lyckberg, P. (2004): Ein Neufund phantastischer grüner Edelberylle aus Luumäki, Karelien, Finnland. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 38-45]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Siderophyllite
    KFe
    2+
    2
    		Al[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: []
  		•  'Smectite Group'
    A
     
    0.3
    		D
     
    2-3
    		[T
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]Z
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lyckberg, P. (2004): Ein Neufund phantastischer grüner Edelberylle aus Luumäki, Karelien, Finnland. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 38-45]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Vermiculite
    (Mg,Fe,Al)
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bergverksmuseets Skrift 33, 87-107]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).]


    61 entries listed. 46 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    Finland
     
    • Etelä-Suomen Lääni
      • Southern Karelia
        • Luumäki
          • Kännätsalo
        • Pyhäselkä
        • Ruskeala
        • Savonranta

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