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Lemmleinite-K from
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Lemmleinite-K
Formula:K2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sitinakite6
Sazykinaite-(Y)4
Aegirine2
Rhabdophane-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lemmleinite-K data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21629:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lemmleinite-K
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘN'orkpakhk Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘKukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘRischorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Khomyakov, A.P., Nechelyustov, G.N., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Dorokhova, G.I. (1999) Lemmleinite, NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2H2O - a new mineral of the labuntsovite-nenadkevichite family. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 128(5): 54-62.
Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek, Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85 (11-12) 1843-1847 p.1844
Khomyakov, A. P., Nechelyustov, G. N., Sokolova, E., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Pasero, M. (2002) Megakalsilite, a new polymorph of KAlSiO4 from the Khibina Alkaline Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: mineral description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (3) 961-970 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.3.961
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Men'shikov, Y. P., Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Krivovichev, S. V., Burns, P. C. (2003) Chlorbartonite, K6Fe24S26(Cl,S), a new mineral species from a hydrothermal vein in the Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: Description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (2) 503-511 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.503
 
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