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Phlogopite from
Kovdozero complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdozero complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1754073
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1754073:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘKandalaksha dykes, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘTiksheozero massif (Tkishozerskii massif; Tiksheozersky), Loukhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘAfrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘLesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘPetyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘNeskevaara Hill, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘSalmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘKuru Vaara deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Barkov, Andrei Y.; Martin, Robert F.; Barkova, Larisa P.; Korolyuk, Vladimir N. (2025) Coronitic Associations at Gabrish in the Kovdozero Layered Complex in the Southern Part of the Lapland—Belomorian Belt, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060565
 
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