| Deposit ID | 10084843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Siilinjarvi |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.66955, 63.08178 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Finland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Finland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Calcium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive |
| (1) | 27.66955, 63.08178 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kemira Oy |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 465000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700057 |
KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 170-190.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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