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Parakeldyshite from
Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Parakeldyshite

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Parakeldyshite
Formula:Na2ZrSi2O7
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parakeldyshite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1291960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1291960:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Parakeldyshite in this Region
Locality no 53 (IGC Stop 6-2), Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Molybdenum Mine, Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Parakeldyshite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘUmbozero mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘTavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Yakovenchuk, Victor, Pakhomovsky, Yakov, Panikorovskii, Taras, Zolotarev, Andrey, Mikhailova, Julia, Bocharov, Vladimir, Krivovichev, Sergey, Ivanyuk, Gregory (2019) Chirvinskyite, (Na,Ca)13(Fe,Mn,□)2(Ti,Nb)2(Zr,Ti)3(Si2O7)4(OH,O,F)12, a New Mineral with a Modular Wallpaper Structure, from the Khibiny Alkaline Massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia) Minerals, 9 (4) 219 doi:10.3390/min9040219
 
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