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


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kontozero carbonatite, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1523271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1523271:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘSakharyok alkaline massif, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 71, Malyi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘMalyi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘBolshoi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘHackmanite Stock (Pegmatite #62), Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Petrovsky, M. N., Savchenko, E. A., & Kalachev, V. Y. (2012). Formation of eudialyte-bearing phonolite from Kontozero carbonatite paleovolcano, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 54(7), 540-556.
 
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