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Arfvedsonite from
Tavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Valley
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 Tavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1526273
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1526273:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arfvedsonite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAngvundaschorr Mt, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘKedykverpakhk Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMalyi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘKitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Ramsay, Wilhelm (1899) Das Nephelinsyenitgebiet auf der Halbinsel Kola [The nepheline syenite area on the Kola Peninsula]. Fennia Vol. 15 (2). Geographical Society of Finland p.1-27.pp.24-25
Borgström, L.H. (1901) Mineralogiska Notiser. 4. Hackmanit ett nytt mineral i sodalitgruppen. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar: 23: 7: 563-566
Borgström, L.H. (1903) Hackmanit, ein neues Mineral der Sodalithgruppe. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie und Mineralogie: 37: 284-285.
 
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