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Sphalerite from
Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906640:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Hilairitovoye pegmatite, 252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Vein No. 46, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘ252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘYukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘTakhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘEveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘRasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘKaskasnyunchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘKoashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘN'orkpakhk Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘOlenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘKhibinpakhkchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Cámara, Fernando, Sokolova, Elena, Abdu, Yassir, Hawthorne, Frank C., Khomyakov, A.P. (2013) Kolskyite, (Ca□)Na2Ti4(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)7, a Group-IV Ti-disilicate mineral from the Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51 (6) 921-936 doi:10.3749/canmin.51.6.921
Cámara, F., Sokolova, E., Abdu, Y. A., Hawthorne, F. C. (2014) Saamite, Ba□TiNbNa3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)2, a Group-III Ti-disilicate mineral from the Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (4) 745-762 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400043
 
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