Siilinjärvi carbonatite
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The Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex is located in central Finland close to the city of Kuopio. It is named after the nearby town of Siilinjärvi, located approximately 5 km west of the southern extensi
The Särkijärvi main pit seen from southern end of the mine in April 2016
Fertilizer factories near to the mine
Thin section of apatite-rich carbonatite in cross-polarised transmitted light
Thin section of apatite-rich glimmerite in cross-polarised transmitted light
Baddeleyite
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Baddeleyite is a rare zirconium oxide mineral, occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms. It is transparent to translucent, has high indices of refraction, and ranges from colorless
Siilinjärvi carbonatite
…of chalcopyrite. Sulfides can locally occur in massive form, despite their proportional rarity. Barite, strontianite, monazite, pyrochlore, zircon, baddeleyite, rutile, and ilmenite have been identified in Siilinjärvi as rare accessory minerals. Barite can occur as intergrowths with strontianite in < 50 μm…
Baddeleyite from Phalaborwa, South Africa