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Nepheline from
Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferro-ferri-katophorite2
Chalcopyrite2
Magnetite2
- var Titanium-bearing Magnetite2
Pyrrhotite2
Zircon2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8059:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘN'orkpakhk Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘLyavochorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘKitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘTavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘHackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLoparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘPartomchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘUmbozero mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘVuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994. The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tuscon, Arizona. 220pp.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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