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Mckelveyite-(Y) from
Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y), etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y), etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y)

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Mckelveyite-(Y), etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mckelveyite-(Y)
Formula:NaCaBa3Y(CO3)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mckelveyite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7511
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7511:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Mckelveyite-(Y) in this Region
Hilairitovoye pegmatite, 252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Mckelveyite-(Y)
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘKoashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘCarbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
 
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