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Astrophyllite from
White Tundra pegmatite, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Astrophyllite
Formula:K2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Tundra pegmatite, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1485366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1485366:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Astrophyllite
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘAstrophyllite vein (Rova river; Rov-river; Rov-lake), West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘVuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘKitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘRasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘVantomnyutsk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘHackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘYukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘKirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Zozulya, D., Macdonald, R., Bagiński, B., & Jokubauskas, P. (2022). Nb/Ta, Zr/Hf and REE fractionation in exotic pegmatite from the Keivy province, NW Russia, with implications for rare-metal mineralization in alkali feldspar granite systems. Ore Geology Reviews, 104779.
Macdonald, Ray, Bagiński, Bogusław, Stachowicz, Marcin, Zozulya, Dmitry, Kotowski, Jakub, Jokubauskas, Petras (2022) Extreme Alteration of Chevkinite-(Ce) by Pb-CO2-Rich Fluids: Evidence from the White Tundra Pegmatite, Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula. Minerals, 12 (8) 989 doi:10.3390/min12080989
 
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