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Norsethite from
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Norsethite

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Norsethite

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Norsethite

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Norsethite
Formula:BaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Norsethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214888
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214888:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Norsethite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘPetyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
maurice.strahlen.org (2003) http://maurice.strahlen.org/kola/kovdor.htm
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Mikhailova, Y. A., Selivanova, E. A., Krivovichev, S. V. (2006) Pakhomovskyite, Co3(PO4)2·8H2O, a new mineral species from Kovdor, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (1) 117-123 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.1.117
Mikhailova, Julia A., Kalashnikov, Andrey O., Sokharev, Victor A., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A., Konopleva, Nataly G., Yakovenchuk, Victor N., Bazai, Ayya V., Goryainov, Pavel M., Ivanyuk, Gregory Yu. (2015) 3D mineralogical mapping of the Kovdor phoscorite–carbonatite complex (Russia) Mineralium Deposita, 51 (1) 131-149 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0594-z
 
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