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Calcite from
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite17
- var Magnomagnetite14
Phlogopite2
Baddeleyite2
Mogovidite2
Fluorapatite2
Nepheline2
Pectolite2
Titanite2
Forsterite1
Phlogopitite1
Tetraferriphlogopite1
Hydrotalcite-2H1
Rimkorolgite1
Magnesite1
Bobierrite1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2566:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘYona deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘTepsi ultrabasic body, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘJammi, Sokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘSokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘPetyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
85.2km (53.0 miles) ⓘNeskevaara Hill, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘSallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘKandaguba complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
Mikhailova, Julia A., Kalashnikov, Andrey O., Sokharev, Victor A., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A., Konopleva, Nataly G., Yakovenchuk, Victor N., Bazai, Ayya V., Goryainov, Pavel M., Ivanyuk, Gregory Yu. (2015) 3D mineralogical mapping of the Kovdor phoscorite–carbonatite complex (Russia) Mineralium Deposita, 51 (1) 131-149 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0594-z
Ivanyuk, Gregory, Kalashnikov, Andrey, Pakhomovsky, Yakov, Bazai, Ayya, Goryainov, Pavel, Mikhailova, Julia, Yakovenchuk, Victor, Konopleva, Nataly (2017) Subsolidus Evolution of the Magnetite-Spinel-UlvöSpinel Solid Solutions in the Kovdor Phoscorite-Carbonatite Complex, NW Russia. Minerals, 7 (11) 215 doi:10.3390/min7110215
 
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