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Magnesio-arfvedsonite from
Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Formula:NaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesio-arfvedsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426864
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426864:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Magnesio-arfvedsonite in this Region
Shkatulka pegmatite, Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Umbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesio-arfvedsonite
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘUmbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘSengischorr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘParguaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘLepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘBolshoi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘMarchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
maurice.strahlen.org (2003) http://maurice.strahlen.org/kola/lovozero.htm
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G. Y., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Selivanova, E. A., Men'Shikov, Y. P., Korchak, J. A., Krivovichev, S. V., Spiridonova, D. V., Zalkind, O. A. (2010) Punkaruaivite, LiTi2[Si4O11(OH)]2·H2O, a new mineral species from hydrothermal assemblages, Khibiny and Lovozero alkaline massifs, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (1) 41-50 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.1.41
 
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