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Apatite from
Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316614:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMannepakhk Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘKuftnyun Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘNamuaiv Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘKitknyun Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘOlenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘVavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pekov, I. et al (2003): New Data on Minerals: 38: 20-33.
Krivovichev, Sergey V., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Bazai, Ayya V., Sidorov, Mikhail Yu. (2023) The crystal structure of manganotychite, Na6Mn2(CO3)4(SO4), and structural relations in the northupite group. Crystals, 13 (5) 800 doi:10.3390/cryst13050800
 
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