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Samarskite-(Y) from
Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia


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Samarskite-(Y)

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y)

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y)

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

Pit No. 50, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite3
Columbite-(Fe)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49672:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘPit No. 298, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘPit No. 400, Argayashsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
References
Dana 7:I:761.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Galina Gubko, Natalia Levtsova (2009) Blyum Pit in the Ilmeny Mountains. Fifth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation pp59-64
 
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