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Astrophyllite from
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Astrophyllite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Astrophyllite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Astrophyllite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Astrophyllite
Formula:K2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Villiaumite1
Natrolite1
Lomonosovite1
Lamprophyllite1
Aegirine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:574221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:574221:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Astrophyllite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘRasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘVuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘHackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘYukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘKirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘVantomnyutsk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘPoachvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘTakhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Men'shikov, Y. P., Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Krivovichev, S. V., Burns, P. C. (2003) Chlorbartonite, K6Fe24S26(Cl,S), a new mineral species from a hydrothermal vein in the Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: Description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (2) 503-511 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.503
Pekov, I. V., Chukanov, N. V., Kononkova, N. N., Zubkova, N. V., Rabadanov, M. Kh., Pushcharovsky, D. Yu. (2008) Elpasolite from hyperalkaline pegmatite of the Khibiny pluton, Kola Peninsula. Symmetry of elpasolite. Geology of Ore Deposits, 50 (8) 749-754 doi:10.1134/s1075701508080114
 
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