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Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandi
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UusimaaRegion
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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L/LL4 chondrite meteorite

Bjurböle meteorite, Bjurböle, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Neighbouring regions:
Myrskylä, Uusimaa, Finland
Askola, Uusimaa, Finland
Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland
Locality type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Porvoo47,192 (2014)
Other Languages:
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Finnish:
Porvoo, Uudenmaan maakunta, Suomi
French:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlande
German:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finnland
Italian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Russian:
Порвоо, Уусимаа, Финляндия
Simplified Chinese:
波爾沃, 新地区, 芬兰
Spanish:
Porvoo, Región de Uusimaa, Finlandia
Swedish:
Borgå, Nyland, Finland
Albanian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlanda
Arabic:
بورفو, أوسيما, فنلندا
Armenian:
Պորվոո, Ուուսիմաա, Ֆինլանդիա
Asturian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Bashkir:
Порвоо, Финляндия
Basque:
Porvoo, Nilandia, Finlandia
Belarusian:
Порва, Усіма, Фінляндыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Порваа, Правінцыя Уусімаа, Фінляндыя
Bulgarian:
Порвоо, Уусимаа, Финландия
Catalan:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlàndia
Cebuano:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Cornish:
Porvoo, Pow Finn
Czech:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finsko
Danish:
Porvoo, Nyland, Finland
Dutch:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Esperanto:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finnlando
Estonian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Soome
Farsi/Persian:
پوروو, اوسیما, فنلاند
Galician:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Georgian:
პორვოო, უუსიმაა, ფინეთი
Greenlandic:
Porvoo, Finlandi
Hebrew:
פורבו, אוסימה, פינלנד
Hill Mari:
Порвоо, Финлянди
Hungarian:
Porvoo, Nyland tartomány, Finnország
Icelandic:
Porvoo, Finnland
Ido:
Porvoo, Finlando
Indonesian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Interlingue:
Porvoo, Finland
Japanese:
ポルヴォー, ウーシマー県, フィンランド
Komi-Permyak:
Порво, Усима, Суоми
Korean:
포르보, 우시마 지역, 핀란드
Latin:
Borgoa, Nylandia, Finnia
Lithuanian:
Porvas, Ūsima, Suomija
Northern Sami:
Porvoo, Uusimaa eanangoddi, Suopma
Norwegian:
Borgå, Nyland, Finland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Borgå, Nyland, Finland
Polish:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandia
Portuguese:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlândia
Romanian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlanda
Samogitian:
Porvō, Suomėjė
Scots:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Serbian:
Порво, Нова Земља, Финска
Serbo-Croatian:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finska
Silesian:
Porvoo, Finlandyjo
Slovak:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Fínsko
Slovenian:
Porvoo, Finska
Traditional Chinese:
波爾沃, 芬蘭
Turkish:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finlandiya
Ukrainian:
Порвоо, Уусімаа, Фінляндія
Urdu:
پوروو, وسیما, فن لینڈ
Veps:
Porvoo, Suomenma
Vietnamese:
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Phần Lan
Welsh:
Porvoo, Y Ffindir


A city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland, east of Helsinki located in the former Uusimaa region.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: Albite sensu strictu (1 grain)
Reference: Kovach, H.C. & Jones R.H. (2010) Feldspar in types 4-6 ordinary chondrites: Metamorphic processing on the H and LL parent bodies. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(2): 246-264. (Feb 2010).; Lewis, J.A., Jones, R.H. & Brearley, A.J. (2016) Alkali feldspar exsolution in ordinary chondrites: Alkali metasomatism, metamorphism, and cooling rates: 47th Lunar and Planetary Conference: 2559.pdf. [Online]; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Mold, P., Bull, R.K. & Durrani, S.A. (1982) Plutonium-244 concentrations in chondritic phosphates and their significance in fission-tracks dating of meteorites. IN: Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors: Proceedings of the 11 International Conference Bristol (Fowler, P., ed.): pp. 851-854.
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Reference: Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
Description: As euhedral grains in chondrules.
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11) 1673-1702. (Nov 1905).
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11) 1673-1702. (Nov 1905).
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Kovach, H.C. & Jones R.H. (2010) Feldspar in types 4-6 ordinary chondrites: Metamorphic processing on the H and LL parent bodies. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(2): 246-264. (Feb 2010).
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition: Fa25 (Mason, 1962), Fa26 (Mason, 1963), Fa26.2 (Rubin, 1990).
Reference: Mason, B. (1963) Olivine in ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 27: 1011-1023. (Sept. 1963).; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.; Grady, M.M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.ronomical Society A 368 (1922): 3059-3065. (June 2010). ; Lewis, J.A., Jones, R.H. & Brearley, A.J. (2016) Alkali feldspar exsolution in ordinary chondrites: Alkali metasomatism, metamorphism, and cooling rates: 47th Lunar and Planetary Conference: 2559.pdf. [Online]; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).; Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11) 1673-1702. (Nov 1905).
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Lewis, J.A., Jones, R.H. & Brearley, A.J. (2016) Alkali feldspar exsolution in ordinary chondrites: Alkali metasomatism, metamorphism, and cooling rates: 47th Lunar and Planetary Conference: 2559.pdf. [Online]
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)9S8
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 797.; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Mason, B. (1963) Olivine in ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 27: 1011-1023. (Sept. 1963).
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Quite variable plagioclase composition (Ab34.3-91, Av.56.3,n=7) in Kovach & Jones (2010).
Reference: Kovach, H.C. & Jones R.H. (2010) Feldspar in types 4-6 ordinary chondrites: Metamorphic processing on the H and LL parent bodies. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(2): 246-264. (Feb 2010).
ⓘ 'Plessite'
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Grady, M.M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.ronomical Society A 368 (1922): 3059-3065. (June 2010).
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11) 1673-1702. (Nov 1905).
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Reference: Clarke Jr, R.S. & Scott, E.R.D. (1980) - Tetrataenite—Ordered Fe,Ni, a new mineral in meteorites: American Mineralogist 65 (7 & 8): 624-630. (Jul/Aug 1980).
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Farrington, O.C. (1915) Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations. Chicago. 233 pp.; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites.Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Grady, M.M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.ronomical Society A 368 (1922): 3059-3065. (June 2010). ; Jones, R.H., McCubbin, F.M., Dreeland, L., Guan, Y., Burger, P.V. & Shearer, C.K. (2014) Phosphate minerals in LL chondrites: A record of the action of fluids during metamorphism on ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 132: pp. 120-140. (May 2014).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25(Fe,Ni)9S8
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ IronFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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