Siilinjarvi

Producer in Finland with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Mica, Calcium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084843
MRDS ID W700057
Record type Site
Current site name Siilinjarvi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.66955, 63.08178 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Mica Secondary
Calcium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Calcite Ore
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.66955, 63.08178

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kemira Oy

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 465000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 10 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.