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Phlogopite from
Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:402 Ma
Minimum recorded age:380 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1402 to 380 MaDevonian - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Orris, Greta J., Grauch, Richard I. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02189
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:711296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:711296:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Phlogopite in this Region
Neskevaara Hill, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Petyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Belovitskaya, Yulia V., Pekov, Igor V. (2004) Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group. New Data on Minerals, 39. 50-64
 
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