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Natrolite from
Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Natrolite
Formula:Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lemmleinite-Ba6
Nabalamprophyllite2
Rimkorolgite1
Thorite1
- var Orangite1
Feklichevite1
Aqualite1
Pectolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Natrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1233273
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1233273:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Natrolite in this Region
Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Natrolite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘMokhnatye Roga, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘNiva alkaline intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘAfrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Mikhailova, Julia A., Kalashnikov, Andrey O., Sokharev, Victor A., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A., Konopleva, Nataly G., Yakovenchuk, Victor N., Bazai, Ayya V., Goryainov, Pavel M., Ivanyuk, Gregory Yu. (2015) 3D mineralogical mapping of the Kovdor phoscorite–carbonatite complex (Russia) Mineralium Deposita, 51 (1) 131-149 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0594-z
Ivanyuk, Gregory, Kalashnikov, Andrey, Pakhomovsky, Yakov, Bazai, Ayya, Goryainov, Pavel, Mikhailova, Julia, Yakovenchuk, Victor, Konopleva, Nataly (2017) Subsolidus Evolution of the Magnetite-Spinel-UlvöSpinel Solid Solutions in the Kovdor Phoscorite-Carbonatite Complex, NW Russia. Minerals, 7 (11) 215 doi:10.3390/min7110215
 
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