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Apatite from
Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hornblende Root Name Group1
Forsterite1
Plagioclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:879:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSeblyavr Massif, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘDikoe Occurrence, Greater Eastern Litsa ore field, Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘJarva-Varaka layered massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
Lykova, I. S., Pekov, I. V., Kononkova, N. N., & Shpachenko, A. K. Bafertisite and jinshajiangite from the Gremyakha-Vyrmes alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula.
Arzamastsev, A. A., Bea, F., Arzamastseva, L. V., Montero, P. (2006) Proterozoic Gremyakha-Vyrmes Polyphase Massif, Kola Peninsula: An example of mixing basic and alkaline mantle melts. Petrology, 14 (4) 361-389 doi:10.1134/s0869591106040035
 
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