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Melonite from
Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Melonite
Formula:NiTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600632
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600632:7
GUID (UUID V4):dfb24e44-c1dd-4142-b628-43e16e1b50a3
Localities for Melonite in this Region
Hangaslampi, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Juomasuo, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Kitka River Valley, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Sivakkaharju, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Nearest other occurrences of Melonite
27.4km (17.0 miles) Sivakkaharju, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
35.9km (22.3 miles) Kitka River Valley, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
37.7km (23.4 miles) Juomasuo, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
52.1km (32.3 miles) Kuusijärvi deposit, Koillismaa Complex, Lapland, Finland
78.0km (48.5 miles) Pahkalampi, Suomussalmi, Kainuu, Finland
79.7km (49.5 miles) Rometölväs reef, Pudasjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
91.8km (57.1 miles) Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion), Olanga River (Oulanka River), Oulanka plutonic complex, Loukhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
prevalent Te minerals are Ni and Fe tellurides melonite and frohbergite, and Pb telluride altaite. Bismuth...Co-Fe substitution plays an important role in melonite and mattagamite: high cobalt was detected in nickel...Lapland greenstone belt (Saattopora, Pahtavaara), Kuusamo-Panajarvi belt (Juomasuo, Hangaslampi, Sivakkaharju...mineralization than the than the deposits in Finland. deposits in Finland. 2.2.Materials Materialsand andMethods...of the belt). The western part of the belt (in Finland) is represented by a set of granitized tectonic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fe–Co–Au–U group in the adjacent territory of Finland within the SallaPanaKuolajarvi belt, were found...of Norway and Sweden through the territory of Finland to Onega region in the Republic of Karelia [1,... 2]. The structure is 130 km long from north to south and 70– 120 km wide; its eastern and western parts...and Finland, respectively. The SallaPana Kuolajarvi belt includes the south latitudinal Kuusamo belt...mineralization was found in the Kairaly area [4]. In Finland, more than 20 gold deposits and occurrences are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FROM KUUSAMO, NORTHEAST FINLAND T. A. HArr-r, Y. Vuonor.ArNEN'Outohumpu Company, Outokumpu, Finland' AND...Helsinhi, Finland'. ABSTRACT Kitkaite, NiTese, occurs in carbonate-bearing veinlets in Kuusamo, NE Finland...7.22 gm/cc. The mineral is isostructural with melonite with which it forms a solid solution series. Kitkaite...1961 in the valley of the Kitka river in Kuusamo, northeast Finland, a silver-white opaque mineral was encountered...hitherto unknown series of solid solution with melonite (NiTez) indicates that the supposednonexistenceof
Report (issue)
10.01 c = 3.28 Z=9 X-ray Powder Pattern: Kuusamo, Finland. 2.88 (100), 2.63 (100), 2.35 (100), 1.95... (2) 42.65 57.35 Total 100.0 100.00 (1) Kuusamo, Finland; by X-ray fluorescence analysis. (2) NiSe...mineralization (Kuusamo, Finland). Association: Distribution: Clausthalite, selenian melonite (Kuusamo, Finland)...Finland). In Finland, from Kuusamo [TL] and Hitura. Name: Honors Eero Mäkinen (1886–1953), Finnish geologist
Journal (volume)
Paleoproterozoic Kuusamo Schist Belt, northeastern Finland by Erkki Vanhanen Geological Survey of Finland Espoo...Espoo 2001 Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 399 Geology,mineralogy and geochemistry of the Fe-Co-Au-(U)...deposits in the Paleoproterozoic Kuusamo Schist Belt, northeastern Finland by ERKKI V ANHANEN with 58 figures...nON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND ESPOO 2001 Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 399 Erkki Vanhanen...Paleoproterozoic Kuusamo Schist Belt, northeastern Finland. Geological Survey 0/ Finland, Bulletin 399.
Report (issue)
c = 5.126(5) Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Kuusamo, Finland. 2.729 (100), 2.007 (45), 1.510 (35), 2.567...4 99.7 (3) 22.13 48.10 29.77 100.00 (1) Kuusamo, Finland; corresponding to (Ni1.01 Co0.02 )Σ=1.03 Te0...92 Se1.05 S0.03 . (3) NiTeSe. Mineral Group: Melonite group. Occurrence: In narrow carbonate-bearing...Distribution: Name: From Kuusamo, northeastern Finland [TL]. For the Kitka River, Finland, in the valley of...Kitkaite (NiTeSe), a new mineral from Kuusamo, northeast Finland. Amer. Mineral., 50, 581–586. (2) Criddle
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tution both amongmetals(e.g., Ni-Pd-Pt in the melonite-merenskyite-moncheiteseries) and among semimetals(Te...GoldenSunlight, Montana;9 = Yokozuru,Japan;10 = Kuusamo,Finland; 11 -- Jaduguda,India; 12 -- Bukula,USSR;13...particularparageneticsequencebut simplyvaria- millerite-melonite-magnetite assemblage r.eported from Jaduguda(Raoet...andgold tionsin Figure 2. The hessite-petzite-melonite-sieweredeposited duringthethirdof fourveinstages...ite-polydymite-gold assemblagefrom Kuusamo, increasing fTed•, are observed:(1) electrum-hes- Finland (Hakli et al., 1965)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold Deposits Formation in the Precambrian of the North-Eastern Fennoscandia Arkadii A. Kalinin Kola Science...formation of gold deposits are identified in the north-eastern part of the Fennoscandian Shield—Neoarchean...Gold Deposits Formation in the Precambrian of the North-Eastern Fennoscandia. Minerals 2022, 12, 537. https://doi...delineating the core of the Lapland–Kola orogen in the north, and the series of overthrusts and faults at the...segment of the Russian Arctic and in northern Finland. In the article below, data on the age of pre-ore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
superfluous name for an unanalysed member of the melonite-NiTe solid solution series, possibly near the...diabase in the valley of the Kitka river, Kuusamo, northeast Finland, contain a variety of selenide minerals...minerals, including seleniar~ Melonite and the isostructural trigona] Kitkaite, l~iSeTe. Named from the locality...Huhma and A. Hiikli, 1964. Compt. Rend. Soc. G6ol. Finland, vol. 36, p. 113. Orthorhombic NiSe 2, mainly as...alteration product of wilkmanite (q.v.) from Kuusamo, north-east Finland; probably isostructural with ferroselite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magazine, June 2017, Vol. 81(3), pp. 695–705 Melonite from Kingash and Kuskanak, Eastern Sayans, Russia...Russia, and the extent of Bi-for-Te substitution in melonite and synthetic Ni(Te,Bi)2–x ANDREI Y. BARKOV1,*...ABSTR ACT We describe occurrences of palladoan melonite in intimate intergrowths with cobaltite-gersdorffite... Russia. The observed compositional trends of melonite are consistent with the overall variations examined...basis of our observations made on specimens of melonite and synthetic Ni(Te,Bi)2–x (x = 0.6), we infer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
related to melonite, but is distinct compositionally (by the extreme Bi-enrichment; melonite and its synthetic...differs structurally from melonite. With an ideal composition NiTe2, melonite generally contains no more...ultramafic complexes. Background information As noted, melonite and its synthetic analogue normally contain <0...refined starting from the atomic coordinates of melonite, NiTe2 (Peacock and Thompson, 1946) and using...volume of ognitite (i.e., 71.95 Å3) compared to melonite (i.e., 66.93 Å3; Peacock and Thompson, 1946),
Corporate Document
Mining 2003 Rovaniemi, Finland December 2003 GTK CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FINLAND 1. Deposits in Archaean...Kolari area 2.3.1 Laurinoja 2.3.2 Cu-Rautuvaara 2.4 Kuusamo Schist Belt 2.4.1 Honkilehto 2.4.2 Isoaho 2.4.3...Rovaniemi 3. Deposits in the Svecofennian Domain of Finland 3.1 Häme-Tampere region 3.1.1 Haveri, Vilj akkala...Racetrack 13.4 Mt. Charlotte 13.5 Golden Mile 13.6 North Kalgurli 13.7 Ora Banda 13.8 Golden Crown 13.9 Sons...from gold deposits and occurrences chiefly from Finland and Australia are described in this paper. In addition
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Johan et al. 1987), and kitkaite, NiTeSe, from Kuusamo (Finland; Haekli et al. 1965). Hessite typically is...Garuti, G. & Rinaldi, R. (1986): Mineralogy of melonite-group and other tellurides from the Ivrea-Verbano...Kitkaite (NiTeSe), a new mineral from Kuusamo, northeast Finland. – Amer. Miner. 50: 581– 586. Harlass...within the Copper Cliff offset dike, Copper Cliff North Mine, Sudbury, Ontario; evidence for multiple stages
Journal (volume)
Geological Survey of Finland 2020 Quantitative assessment of undiscovered resources in Kuusamo-type Co-Au deposits...deposits in Finland Rasilainen Kalevi, Eilu Pasi, Huovinen Irmeli, Konnunaho Jukka, Niiranen Tero, Ojala... Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin The Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Finland publishes the results...SURVEY OF FINLAND Bulletin 410 Quantitative assessment of undiscovered resources in Kuusamo-type Co-Au...Co-Au deposits in Finland by Rasilainen Kalevi, Eilu Pasi, Huovinen Irmeli, Konnunaho Jukka, Niiranen Tero
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with low-grade uranium mineralization at Kuusamo, northeast Finland. Sederholmile (F-NiSe) and wilkmanite...y-NiSe, occurs with clausthalite and selenian melonite. X-ray fluorescence analysis showed Ni 41 1, Co...Sederholm, former Director of the Geological Survey, Finland; for the late W. W. Wilkman, geologist, for Gunnar
Book
Mineral Deposits of Finland Edited by Wolfgang D. Maier Raimo Lahtinen Hugh O’Brien AMSTERDAM • BOSTON...Geological Survey of Finland, Espoo, Finland I. Haapala University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland T. Halkoaho...Geological Survey of Finland, Kuopio, Finland E. Hanski Oulu Mining School, Oulu, Finland A. Hartikainen Geological...Geological Survey of Finland, Kuopio, Finland C. Hartshorne AngloAmerican Exploration, London, UK T....Mawson Resources, Finland E. Heilimo Geological Survey of Finland, Kuopio, Finland P. Heino Yara Suomi
Journal (volume)
Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin 351 Geochemical characteristics of meso thermal gold deposits...tutkimuskeskus Espoo 1991 Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 351 GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MESOTHERMAL...and Australian deposits. Geological Survey 0/ Finland, Bulletin 351. 101 pages, 59 figures, 21 tables...the same minera lization Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 351 systems, and therefore may indicate...Precambrian , Finland, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Australia Pekka A. Nurmi: Geological Survey 0/ Finland, SF-02150
Journal (volume)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND • Bulletin 404 • Tuomo Karinen www.gtk.fi info@gtk.fi This study deciphers...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND Bulletin 404 2010 The Koillismaa Intrusion, northeastern Finland – evidence for... Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 404 THE KOILLISMAA INTRUSION, NORTHEASTERN FINLAND – EVIDENCE FOR PGE...SURVEY OF FINLAND ESPOO 2010 Karinen, T. 2010. The Koillismaa Intrusion, northeastern Finland – evidence...processes in the layered series. Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 404, 176 pages, 90 figures, 22 tables
Journal (volume)
Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin 336 The development of geological sciences in Finland Edited by Heikki... Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 336 THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN FINLAND Edited by HEIKKI...Mineral exploration and geologieal surveys in Finland before 1886 ... ... ............. . .. .. . . ...Preeambrian in Finland .... Maunu Härme: The hi story of petrologie study in Finland ....... . ........ Kai Hytönen: The hi story of mineralogy in Finland 1918- 1984 . . ... ... Kalevi Virkkala: History of
Report (issue)
^Department o f Geology, University of Turku. Turku, Finland. ^Geological Survey of Norway, Trondheim, Norway...Sweden, Heikki Papunen of the University of Turku, Finland, and Gerald Czamanske of the U.S. Geological Survey...Scandinanvian Ni-Cu deposits is Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin 333, "Nickel-copper deposits of the Baltic...1985. Nickel ores of the Outokumpu complex in Finland have been included in this bibliography despite...Proterozoic Penikat layered intrusion, northern Finland: Canadian Mineralogist, v. 23, p. 293. Alapieti
Journal (volume)
JULKAISUJA MEDDELANDEN FRÄN GEOLOGISKA SÄLLSKAPET I FINLAND COMPTES RENDUS DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FINLANDE...Prehnite and Its Occurrence in Kangas niemi Parish, Finland .............................. . ...... .. ......the Jyväskylä lee-Marginal Formation in Central Finland ......... . ....... . ..... . ...................Bodies in the Rauhamäki - Kuronlahti District, Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l054i... SUOMEN GEOLOGINEN SEURA THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND J .:(SENLUETTELO - 30. 9. 1964 - Kunniapuheenjohtaja
Journal (volume)
JULKAISUJA MEDDELANDEN FRÄN GEOLOGISKA SÄLLSKAPET I FINLAND COMPTES RENDUS DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FINLANDE...Prehnite and Its Occurrence in Kangas niemi Parish, Finland .............................. . ...... .. ......the Jyväskylä lee-Marginal Formation in Central Finland ......... . ....... . ..... . ...................Bodies in the Rauhamäki - Kuronlahti District, Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l054i... SUOMEN GEOLOGINEN SEURA THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND J .:(SENLUETTELO - 30. 9. 1964 - Kunniapuheenjohtaja
Journal (volume)
»Anvisning pa malm och bergarter uti storfurstendömet Finland», osat I ja II, ilmestyivät vuosina 1824 ja 1825...mineraaleista teoksessaan »Beskrifning öfver de i Finland fun na mineralien>, jonka ensimmäinen painos ilmestyi...our knowledge of the geology and the minerals of Finland has increased tremendously, but the data collected...the need for an index of minerals occurring in Finland and for some source of information on the works...from my post as head of the Geological Survey of Finland, I began to compile a reference work designed to
Journal (volume)
Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin 333 Nickel-copper deposits of the Baltic Shield and Scandinavian...tutkimuskeskus Espoo 1985 Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 333 NICKEL-COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BALTIC...Scandinavian Caledonides. Geological Survey 01 Finland, Bulletin 333.394 pages, 165 figures, 70 tables...USSR, the Svecokarelian nickel bells in cemral Finland, the Västerbollen nickel prcvince in Sweden, the...Haltic Shield, Ca ledon ides, Precambrian, USSR, Finland, Sweden, Norway REFERENCES: General reference:
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Germany H . FROHBERG, Toronto, Canada R. L A GANZA, North Adelaide, S. Australia W. F . H A E D E R L E ,...its greater mobility FIG. 7 8 x Mariehamn, Finland RAMDOHR Gabbro, consisting of augite (light grey)...imm. a, one nicol; b, niçois crossed Routivare, North Sweden RAMDOHR Glide plane lying between a "large... 46 325 x , imm. Feld Pluto near Routivare, North Sweden KAMDOHR Recrystallized magnetite (light...pentlandite on pyrrhotite (Miggiandone) ; bornite-melonite, and bornite-tetradymite, where the sixfold axes
 
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