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Chromite from
Sopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228333:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘHorizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘPentlandite Gorge, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘMount Bol’shaya Varaka chromitite deposit, Imandra layered complex (Imandrovsky layered intrusion), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘSalmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘSalmagorsky complex, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Neradovsky, Yu. N., Savchenko, E. E. (2008) PGM in chromite ore of the Sopcheozero deposit, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 50 (8) 746-748 doi:10.1134/s1075701508080102
Chistyakova S, Latypov R, Zaccarini F (2014) PGE geochemistry and mineralogy of chromitite dykes from the Sopcheozero deposit, Monchegorsk layered intrusion, Russia. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 109
 
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