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Sodalite from
Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Perlialite1
Microcline1
Lomonosovite1
Aegirine1
Nepheline1
Lamprophyllite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214818:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sodalite in this Region
Lovchorrite Mine, Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Material'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLoparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘKirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMaterial'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘTuliok River head, East slope, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘRasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘVantomnyutsk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘKitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPoachvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Weiß, Stefan (2004) Neue Mineralien [New Minerals]. Lapis, 29 (2). 41-42
 
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