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Spinel from
Putelichorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Putelichorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:567551
Long-form Identifier:1:3:567551:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘKhibinpakhkchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘOlenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘHorizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘSalmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘSalmagorsky complex, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘKuru Vaara deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘKandalaksha dykes, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Pakhomovsky, Ya. A., Konopleva, N. G., Yakovenchuk, V. N., Men’shikov, Yu. P., Mikhailova, Yu. A. (2007) Spinel-group minerals in rocks of the Khibiny alkaline pluton, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 49 (7) 599-606 doi:10.1134/s1075701507070161
 
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