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Nepheline from
Mt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1596679
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1596679:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPyalkimpor Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘKuamdespakhk Mt, Suoluai River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKarnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘMine dump, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘLepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKedykverpakhk Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Mokrushina, Olga D., Mikhailova, Julia A., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A. (2023) Fenitization at the Lovozero Alkaline Massif, NW Russia: Composition and Evolution of Fluids. Geosciences, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/geosciences13100305
 
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