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Albite from
Kaatiala pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kaatiala pegmatite, Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640672:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘHunnakko, Alavus, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘHaapaluoma pegmatite, PerĂ€seinĂ€joki, SeinĂ€joki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘPajuluoma, SeinĂ€joki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘPerĂ€lĂ€njuoni, Pajuluoma, SeinĂ€joki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘLappajĂ€rvi meteorite crater, LappajĂ€rvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘKauhajĂ€rvi, Kauhajoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
References
Haapala, Ilmari (1966) On the granitic pegmatites in the PerÀseinÀjoki-Alavus area, South Pohjanmaa, Finland. Bulletin de la Commission Géologique de Finlande Vol. 224. Geological Survey of Finland
Wilke, Hans-JĂŒrgen (1976) Mineralfundstellen - Ein FĂŒhrer zum Selbstsammeln Vol. 4 - Skandinavien. Christian Weise Verlag. 370 pp.
Lynch, Edward P.; Szentpéteri, Krisztiån; Andersson, Joel B.H.; Kuusela, Janne; Sadeghi, Martiya; Bauer, Tobias E. (2025) Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106739 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106739
 
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