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Norite from
South Sopcha intrusions, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Type:Norite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Norite data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Sopcha intrusions, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1644620
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1644620:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Norite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘNud II mine, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘPentlandite Gorge, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘJarva-Varaka layered massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pripachkin, Pavel; Rundkvist, Tatiana; Mokrushin, Artem; Bazai, Aiya (2024) Monchegorsk Mafic–Ultramafic Layered PGE-Bearing Complex (2.5 Ga, Kola Region, Russia): On the Problem of Relationships between Magmatic Phases Based on the Study of Cr-Spinels. Minerals, 14 (9). 856 doi:10.3390/min14090856
 
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