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Locality Name:
Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 413.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 319.6

mindat Locality ID: 21747
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21747.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
IGC Stop 6-1
IGC Stop 6-3
Locality No 53 (IGC Stop 6-2)
Molybdenum Mine

Latitude: 67°40'0"N
Longitude: 33°33'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.666666666667,33.55
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAstrophylliteBerylBrochantiteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClay
CorundumDiasporeEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNeptunite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneRhabdophaneRocksaltSapphirineSodalite
SphaleriteTitaniteTridymiteWöhleriteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chirvinskyite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Keldyshite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)
Låvenite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Neptunite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Parakeldyshite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Vinogradovite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6413.6319.64102881,102882,102883,1028841022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6413.6319.61102883286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]413.6319.62102882,102883133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)413.6319.62102882,1028838803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O413.6319.611028811627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2413.6319.60295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F413.6319.62102882,102883161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6413.6319.602060
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6413.6319.611028821633
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O413.6319.62102881,102883232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2413.6319.6110288227198
Chirvinskyite  (*)Not in a structural group(Na,Ca)13(Fe,Mn,   )2Ti2(Zr,Ti)3(Si2O7)4(OH,O,F)12413.6319.601
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18413.6319.601008
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2413.6319.63102882,102883,102884182
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F413.6319.611028832740
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F413.6319.6018
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2413.6319.611028819617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS413.6319.62102882,10288324243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3413.6319.61102882504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)413.6319.611028837437
Graphite  (*)NoneC413.6319.611028832812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3413.6319.6110288214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3413.6319.611028835433
Keldyshite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi2O7413.6319.62102883,1028849
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2413.6319.6110288263
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4413.6319.62102883,10288458
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6413.6319.6110288257
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)413.6319.6082
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2413.6319.611028835674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.62102882,1028834924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2413.6319.62102883,1028845800
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O413.6319.63102881,102882,1028841236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)413.6319.61102881884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24413.6319.6049
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.62102881,1028842349
Parakeldyshite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi2O7413.6319.62102883,10288412
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2413.6319.611028812273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2413.6319.6110288339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8413.6319.611028839056
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O413.6319.6066
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2413.6319.6110288253
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl413.6319.63102881,102882,102883444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS413.6319.62102882,10288321482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O413.6319.611028834899
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS413.6319.611028811044
Vinogradovite  (*)NoneNa4Ti4(Si2O6)2[(Si,Al)4O10]O4·(H2O,Na,K)3413.6319.6028
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4413.6319.6083
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)413.6319.62102883,1028845251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000483MAGMATIC STYLE: 800 m diameter stock of multistage carbonatite breccias cut by stockwork of carbonatite veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Layered series including peralkaline and nepheline syenites, khibinite, rischorrite, melteigite, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000484MAGMATIC STYLE: 800 m diameter stock of multistage carbonatite breccias cut by stockwork of carbonatite veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Layered series including peralkaline and nepheline syenites, khibinite, rischorrite, melteigite, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000485MAGMATIC STYLE: 800 m diameter stock of multistage carbonatite breccias cut by stockwork of carbonatite veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Layered series including peralkaline and nepheline syenites, khibinite, rischorrite, melteigite, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000486MAGMATIC STYLE: 800 m diameter stock of multistage carbonatite breccias cut by stockwork of carbonatite veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Layered series including peralkaline and nepheline syenites, khibinite, rischorrite, melteigite, ijolite and urtite.


11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0000483378352365±13Rb-Sr apatite, nepheline  Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibinaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000484366.9357.9362.4±4.5Rb-Sr apatite, nepheline  Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibinaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000485381.2373.4377.3±3.9Sm-Nd apatite, nepheline  Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibinaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000486413.6319.6366.6±47Sm-Nd apatite, nepheline, calcite  Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibinaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Kaitlynn000150390376383±7U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-1338 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000151391377384±7U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-1338 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000152372366369±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-1 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000153372366369±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-1 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000154373367370±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-2 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000155374368371±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteKHI-2 Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibiny MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
P22_462_fig1_007383362      Yes  2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKhibinyArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 

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