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Nepheline from
Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine7
Microcline5
Fluorbarytolamprophyllite4
Sodalite4
Fluorlamprophyllite4
Raslakite2
Sergevanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224083:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Nepheline in this Region
Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Mine dump, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKarnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMine dump, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘKedykverpakhk Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘLepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSengischorr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPyalkimpor Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
N. V. Chukanov et al.: ZVMO 132(5):22-33 (2003)
Arzamastsev, Andrei., Yakovenchuk, Victor., Pakhomovsky, Yakov., Ivanyuk, Gregory (2008) Guidebook for 33rd International Geological Congress Excursion - The Khibina and Lovozero alkaline massifs:Geology and unique mineralization Vol. 47. IUGS - International Union of Geological Sciences.
Pakhomovsky, Ya. A.; Ivanyuk, G. Yu.; Yakovenchuk, V. N. (2014) Loparite-(Ce) in rocks of the Lovozero layered complex at Mt. Karnasurt and Mt. Kedykvyrpakhk. Geology of Ore Deposits, 56 (8). 685-698 doi:10.1134/s1075701514080054
Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Pakhomovsky, Ya. A., Yakovenchuk, V. N. (2015) Eudialyte-group minerals in rocks of Lovozero layered complex at Mt. Karnasurt and Mt. Kedykvyrpakhk. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57 (7) 600-613 doi:10.1134/s1075701515070053
 
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