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Djerfisherite from
Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
06237210017363043608707.jpg
Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
00821410017363043613241.jpg
Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
06237210017363043608707.jpg
Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Djerfisherite, etc.

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Djerfisherite
Formula:K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Djerfisherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:846379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:846379:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Djerfisherite in this Region
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Djerfisherite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Ivanyuk, Gregory, Kalashnikov, Andrey, Pakhomovsky, Yakov, Bazai, Ayya, Goryainov, Pavel, Mikhailova, Julia, Yakovenchuk, Victor, Konopleva, Nataly (2017) Subsolidus Evolution of the Magnetite-Spinel-UlvöSpinel Solid Solutions in the Kovdor Phoscorite-Carbonatite Complex, NW Russia. Minerals, 7 (11) 215 doi:10.3390/min7110215
Ivanyuk, Gregory Yu., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Mikhailova, Julia A., Kalashnikov, Andrei O., Bazai, Ayya V., Yakovenchuk, Victor N., Konopleva, Nataly G., Goryainov, Pavel M. (2018) Three-D Mineralogical Mapping of the Kovdor Phoscorite-Carbonatite Complex, NW Russia: II. Sulfides. Minerals, 8 (7) 292 doi:10.3390/min8070292
 
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