Producer

Lapeenranta

Finland
WollastoniteLimestoneGeneral
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Commodities
PrimaryWollastonite, Limestone, General
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model65: Skarn wollastonite
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsLimestone, Wollastonite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Dolomite, Graphite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAmphibolite,Pegmatite,Granite · Rapakivi Granite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1955
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10023260
MRDS IDI000059
Alternate namesWillmanstrand, Ihalainen
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.06508, 28.25268
References
ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 114 P.SMITH, MARTIN, 1981, WOLLASTONITE-- PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION CONTINUE TO CLIMB: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 167, P. 25-30.ISOKANGAS, PAULI, 1978, FINLAND, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 39-92.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS), 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1227-1234.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, WOLLASTONITE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 299-301ANDREWS, 1970.FIRST RESERVE ESTIMATE IS FROM ANDREWS, 1970; SECOND FROM ISONKANGAS, 1978; THIRD FROM HARBEN AND BATES, 1990.