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Calcite from
Kovdor Phlogopite 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:
Golyshevite3
Aegirine3
Diopside2
Magnetite2
Phlogopite1
Tetraferriphlogopite1
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Baddeleyite1
Glagolevite1
Andradite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572080:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘYona deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘTepsi ultrabasic body, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘJammi, Sokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘSokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘPetyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘNeskevaara Hill, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘSallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘKandaguba complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Krasnova, N. I. (2001) THE KOVDOR PHLOGOPITE DEPOSIT, KOLA PENINSULA, RUSSIA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (1) 33-44 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.1.33
Sorokhtina, N. V., Chukanov, N. V., Voloshin, A. V., Pakhomovsky, Ya. A., Bogdanova, A. N., Moiseev, M. M. (2008) Cymrite as an indicator of high barium activity in the formation of hydrothermal rocks related to carbonatites of the Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 50 (7) 620-628 doi:10.1134/s1075701508070131
 
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