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Quartz from
Pahtavaara Au mine, SodankylÀ, Lapland, Finland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pahtavaara Au mine, SodankylÀ, Lapland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98817:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘKoppelokangas (RimpelĂ€), SodankylĂ€, Lapland, Finland
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘKaaresselkĂ€, SodankylĂ€, Lapland, Finland
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSakattilampi (Sakatti deposit), Viiankiaapa mire area, SodankylĂ€, Lapland, Finland
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘKevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine, Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi), SodankylĂ€, Lapland, Finland
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘKutuvuoma, KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘPorkonen-Pahtavaara, KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘKittilĂ€ gold mine (Suurikuusikko mine; Rouravaara; Korkeakuusikko; VuomajĂ€rvi), KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘSoretialehto, KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘSoretiavuoma N, KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘRuoppapalo, KittilĂ€, Lapland, Finland
References
33 IGC excursion No 15, August 15th – 21st 2008
Geological Survey of Finland 2008 Pahtavaara - Gold Database
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
Kalinin, Arkadii A. (2021) Tellurium and Selenium Mineralogy of Gold Deposits in Northern Fennoscandia. Minerals, 11 (6) 574 doi:10.3390/min11060574
 
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