Mine detail: Siilinjarvi

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Location: Finland, Europe
Lat / long: 63.08178, 27.66955
dep_id: 10084843
mrds_id: W700057
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Minor mineral: Calcium, Mica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Apatite, Calcite
gangue: Zircon
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Intrusive Carbonatite
disc_yr: 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.
  • Deposit:: HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 170-190.
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