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Calcite from
Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite25
- var Magnomagnetite14
Tetraferriphlogopite5
Baddeleyite5
Diopside3
Golyshevite3
Aegirine3
Phlogopite3
Forsterite2
Mogovidite2
Nepheline2
Pectolite2
Fluorapatite2
Titanite2
Pyroaurite-2H1
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Rimkorolgite1
Glagolevite1
Andradite1
Phlogopitite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:808604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:808604:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘYona deposit, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘTepsi ultrabasic body, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘJammi, Sokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘSokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘPetyayan-vara carbonatite, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘNeskevaara Hill, Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘKandaguba complex, Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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