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Arfvedsonite from
Elk Complex, Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Arfvedsonite
Formula:NaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arfvedsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Complex, Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1391809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1391809:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arfvedsonite
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘTajno alkaline-carbonatite massif, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
References
Armbrustmacher, T. J., & Modreski, P. J. (1994). Petrology and mineralogy of alkaline rocks from the Ełk complex. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 49-70.
Armbrustmacher, T. J., & Modreski, P. J. (1994). Petrology and mineralogy of alkaline rocks from the Elk massif, northeastern Poland. US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Open-File Report 94-145.
Krystkiewicz, E., & Ryka, W. (1994). Petrography of the Ełk syenite massif. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 19-48.
Ryka, W. (1994). Geology of the Ełk syenite massif, NE Poland. Pr. Państw. Inst. Geol, 144, 1-125.
Ryka, W. (1994). Geology and evolution of the Ełk syenite massif. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 85-120.
Krystkiewicz, E., & Ryka, W. (1994). Petrography of the Ełk syenite massif. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 19-48.
Ryka, W. (1994). Geology of the Ełk syenite massif, NE Poland. Pr. Państw. Inst. Geol, 144, 1-125.
Ryka, W. (1994). Geology and evolution of the Ełk syenite massif. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 85-120.
Armbrustmacher, T. J., & Modreski, P. J. (1994). Petrology and mineralogy of alkaline rocks from the Ełk complex. Geology of the Ełk syenite massif (northeastern Poland). Pr. Panstwowego Inst. Geol, 144, 49-70.
Armbrustmacher, T. J., & Modreski, P. J. (1994). Petrology and mineralogy of alkaline rocks from the Elk massif, northeastern Poland. US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Open-File Report 94-145.
Demaiffe, D., Wiszniewska, J., & Brassinnes, S. (2005). A petrological-geochemical overview of the Tajno carbonatite complex (NE Poland): comparison with the Kola Carbonatite Province (Russia). Mineral. Soc. Poland, Spec Pap, 26, 29-35.
Demaiffe, D., Wiszniewska, J., Krzemińska, E., Williams, I. S., Stein, H., Brassinnes, S., ... & Deloule, E. (2013). A hidden alkaline and carbonatite province of early carboniferous age in northeast Poland: Zircon U-Pb and pyrrhotite Re-Os geochronology. The Journal of Geology, 121(1), 91-104.
 
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