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Albite from
Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Albite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Albite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Albite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vitusite-(Ce)2
Magnesio-arfvedsonite2
Komarovite1
Leifite1
Organovaite-Zn1
Aegirine1
Manganoneptunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:711860
Long-form Identifier:1:3:711860:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Albite in this Region
Natrolite Stock, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSelsurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘUmbozero mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘTavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘVavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘEngporr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘRestin'yun Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘCarbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pekov, I. et al (2003): New Data on Minerals: 38: 20-33.
Arzamastsev, Andrei., Yakovenchuk, Victor., Pakhomovsky, Yakov., Ivanyuk, Gregory (2008) Guidebook for 33rd International Geological Congress Excursion - The Khibina and Lovozero alkaline massifs:Geology and unique mineralization Vol. 47. IUGS - International Union of Geological Sciences.
Pakhomovsky, Ya. A.; Ivanyuk, G. Yu.; Yakovenchuk, V. N. (2014) Loparite-(Ce) in rocks of the Lovozero layered complex at Mt. Karnasurt and Mt. Kedykvyrpakhk. Geology of Ore Deposits, 56 (8). 685-698 doi:10.1134/s1075701514080054
 
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