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Nepheline from
Iivaara Intrusion (Ijola), Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite-Schorlomite Series1
Aegirine-augite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iivaara Intrusion (Ijola), Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:158327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:158327:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Sahama., Th. G. (1958) A complex form of natural nepheline from Iivaara, Finland. American Mineralogist, 43 (1-2) 165
Kramm, U., Kogarko, L.N., Kononova, V.A., Vartiainen, H. (1993) The Kola Alkaline Province of the CIS and Finland: Precise RbSr ages define 380–360 Ma age range for all magmatism. Lithos, 30 (1) 33-44 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(93)90004-v
Kramm, U. (1994) Isotope evidence for ijolite formation by fenitization: Sr-Nd data of ijolites from the type locality Iivaara, Finland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 115 (3). 279-286 doi:10.1007/bf00310767
Thair Al-Ani! and Olli Sarapää (2013) REE-Rich Accessory Minerals in Carbonatitic, Alkaline, Appinitic and Metasomatichydrothermal Rocks, Central and Northern Finland. Geologian tutkimuskeskus, Tutkimusraportti 198 – Geological Survey of Finland, Report of Investigation 198, Pentti Hölttä (ed.) pp 17-21
 
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