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Zirconolite from
Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zirconolite
Formula:CaZrTi2O7
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zirconolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12231:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zirconolite
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘYudychvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘKukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘTuliok River head, East slope, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘMarchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘKaskasnyunchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
World of Stones 95: 5-6, 64.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Chakhmouradian, A. R., Zaitsev, A. N. (1999) Calcite-amphibole-clinopyroxene rock from the Afrikanda complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia: mineralogy and a possible link to carbonatites. I. Oxide minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 37 (1) 177-198
Wu, F. Y., Yang, Y. H., Mitchell, R. H., Bellatreccia, F., Li, Q. L., & Zhao, Z. F. (2010). In situ U–Pb and Nd–Hf–(Sr) isotopic investigations of zirconolite and calzirtite. Chemical Geology, 277(1), 178-195.
 
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