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Quartz from
Kontozero carbonatite, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kontozero carbonatite, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1523230
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1523230:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘPolmos deposit, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘVasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘVoron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘPlaton Mountain, West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘAstrophyllite vein (Rova river; Rov-river; Rov-lake), West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘKolmozerskoe deposit, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘOlenii Ridge (Oleny), Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘOkhmyl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘRovgora Mountain (Rov-gora), West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘVein No. 1, Serpovidnyi Ridge, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Fomina, E., Kozlov, E., & Bazai, A. (2020). Factor Analysis of XRF and XRPD Data on the Example of the Rocks of the Kontozero Carbonatite Complex (NW Russia). Part I: Algorithm. Crystals, 10(10), 874.
 
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