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Pentlandite from
Borehole 1819, Monchetundra deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Borehole
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nipalarsite1
Sperrylite1
Monchetundraite1
Isomertieite1
Palarstanide1
Kotulskite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borehole 1819, Monchetundra deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353698:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHorizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘNyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘNud II mine, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine adits, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKirovogorsk open pit, Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Grokhovskaya, Tatiana L., Karimova, Oxana V., Vymazalová, Anna, Laufek, František, Chareev, Dmitry A., Kovalchuk, Elena V., Magazina, Larisa O., Rassulov, Victor A. (2019) Nipalarsite, Ni8Pd3As4, a new platinum-group mineral from the Monchetundra Intrusion, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (6) 837-845 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.70
 
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