Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2080
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1710

mindat Locality ID: 2668
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2668.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 68°41'52"N
Longitude: 32°22'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.697777777778,32.373888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Corundum	Feldspar	None	Olivine	Pyroxene	Quartz	Sapphirine	Spinel	Tridymite	Zircon

Aegirine-augite ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Bafertisite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Hejtmanite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jinshajiangite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*
Nepheline ()*	Quartz ()*	Zircon ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Corundum Feldspar None Olivine Pyroxene Quartz Sapphirine Spinel Tridymite Zircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	2080	1710	286
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	2080	1710	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2080	1710	8803
Bafertisite ()*	None	Ba₂Fe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	2080	1710	16
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2080	1710	1188
Hejtmanite ()*	None	Ba₂Mn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	2080	1710	10
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2080	1710	5433
Jinshajiangite ()*	None	BaNaFe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F	2080	1710	5
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2080	1710	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2080	1710	4924
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1910	1830	884
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2080	1710	61156
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1949	1941	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001154	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins cutting all rock types except granites. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Peridotite, clinopyroxenite, gabbro, pulaskite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline syenite and aegirine granite.
Jen_0001155	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins cutting all rock types except granites. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Peridotite, clinopyroxenite, gabbro, pulaskite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline syenite and aegirine granite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0001154	1949	1941	1945±4	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	2668	Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Gremyakha-Vyrmes	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001155	2080	1988	2034±46	Sm-Nd	calcite	Calcite	2668	Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Gremyakha-Vyrmes	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00532	1790	1710	Range from 1750 ± 40 Ma (K-Ar, bio, urtite) to 1870 ± 40 Ma (K-Ar, neph, urtite)	K-Ar	biotite		2668	Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Gremyakha-Vyrmes	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
ree-00804	1910	1830	Range from 1750 ± 40 Ma (K-Ar, bio, urtite) to 1870 ± 40 Ma (K-Ar, neph, urtite)	K-Ar	nepheline	Nepheline	2668	Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Gremyakha-Vyrmes	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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