Pyroaurite-2H from
Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	'Pyroaurite-2H' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetraferriphlogopite	4
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Pyroaurite-2H data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	214898
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:214898:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
maurice.strahlen.org (2003) http://maurice.strahlen.org/kola/kovdor.htm Zhitova, E. S., Ivanyuk, G. Yu., Krivovichev, S. V., Yakovenchuk, V. N., Pakhomovsky, Ya. A., Mikhailova, Yu. A. (2017) Crystal Chemistry of Pyroaurite from the Kovdor Pluton, Kola Peninsula, Russia, and the Långban Fe–Mn deposit, Värmland, Sweden. Geology of Ore Deposits, 59 (7) 652-661 doi:10.1134/s1075701517070121

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Pyroaurite-2H from Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Pyroaurite-2H from
Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia