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Altisite from
Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Altisite, etc.

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite, etc.

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite, etc.

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Altisite

Olenii Ruchei, Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Altisite
Formula:Na3K6Ti2Al2Si8O26Cl3
Comments:Found in the interstices of pectolite crystals from a 470 m drill hole in pegmatitic rocks in the SW part of the Khibiny Massif.

associated with aegirine, shcherbakovite, tinaksite, Mg-astrophyllite, nefedovite, villiaumite, natrite, and rasvumite. …, t, occurs as anhedral grains to 3 mm diameter,
Colour:Colorless and transparent
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aegirine
Natrite
Nefedovite
Pectolite
Rasvumite
Shcherbakovite
Villiaumite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Altisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:443:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Khomyakov, A. P., Nechelyustov, G. N., Ferraris, G., Ivaldi, G. (1994) Altisite Na3K6Ti2Al2Si8O26Cl3 – a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 123 (6) 82-86
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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