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Plagioclase from
Elgoras Mountain, Sal nye Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elgoras Mountain, Sal nye Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:883366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:883366:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘJarva-Varaka layered massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘKuru Vaara deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘLotmvara-I intrusion, Serpentinite Belt, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘSopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero), Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘHorizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘSopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘNyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘNud II mine, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Chukanov, N.V., et al. (2002): Zap. Vses. Min. Obs. 131(2), 58-62
American Mineralogist 88, 933 (2003)
 
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