Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 372

mindat Locality ID: 23030
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23030.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pt S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pt S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BradleyiteCalciteClayCopperMicaNonePentlanditePerovskitePotariteSpinel

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Bradleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)Copper  (*)Dolomite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Natroniobite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bradleyite  (*)BradleyiteNa3Mg(PO4)(CO3)390372014
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)390372027770
Copper  (*)CopperCu39037203846
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)239037209895
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4390372014899
Natroniobite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO339037205
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S839037201512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33903720495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)239037202273
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe390372066


3 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
Kaitlynn000126390372381±9U-Pb(Page 474?)Formation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteZ-11    23030Lesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaLesnaya Varaka MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000127387373380±7U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteZ-11    23030Lesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaLesnaya Varaka MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
P22_462_fig1_012390372381±9        23030Lesnaya Varaka Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaLesnaya VarakaArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 

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