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Shcherbakovite from
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Shcherbakovite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Shcherbakovite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Shcherbakovite

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Shcherbakovite
Formula:(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shcherbakovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9987
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9987:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shcherbakovite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘRasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘVuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘYukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMaterial'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘKirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘKoashkar Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘOlenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘKukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘNiva alkaline intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
Kapustin, Yu.L.; Pudovkina, Z. V.; Bykova, A.V.; Lyubomilova, G. V. (1975) Koashvite, a new mineral. International Geology Review, 17 (6). 654-660 doi:10.1080/00206817509471647
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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