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Vyuntspakhk Mt, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Vyuntspakhk Mt- not defined -
Western Keivy MassifMassif
Keivy MountainsMountain Range
Lovozersky DistrictDistrict
Murmansk OblastOblast
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 37' 9'' North , 36° 45' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
13725
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13725:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Murmanskaja Oblast'; Murmansk Oblast


Amazonite-bearing pegmatite vein located in the metasomatically altered gneisses, near the contact with alkaline granites, along the northeastern woody slope of Vyunpakhk Mt. Trenches were excavated here in the 1950s.


Note on the mineral list: Vyuntspakhkite-(Y) does not occur here (see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-84584.html).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Britholite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
Fluorbritholite-(Y) (TL)
Formula: (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Type Locality:
Habit: isolated, irregular grains and, rarely, coarse, hexagonal, short-prismatic to thick-tabular crystals up to 2.5 × 4 cm. pinacoid {0001} and hexagonal prism {10-10} or {11-20}.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Description: Fe-bearing
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Britholite-(Y)9.AH.25(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Fluorbritholite-(Y) (TL)9.AH.25(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fluorbritholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F Fluorbritholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fluorbritholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Ca Fluorbritholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
YYttrium
Y Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Y Fluorbritholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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