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Phlogopite from
Kuru Vaara deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kuru Vaara deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:845730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:845730:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘKovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘAfrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘKandalaksha dykes, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘLesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘYum'echorr Mt (Yumjechorr), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘLotmvara-I intrusion, Serpentinite Belt, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘKovdozero complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘKirovogorsk open pit, Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Vorontsova, V. P. (2011). Dykes of the Kuru Vaara deposit in the Kola alkaline province. Moscow University Geology Bulletin, 66(2), 146-149.
 
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