Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Khibiny Station, Kihlman Mt., Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 133859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133859.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khibiny Station, Kihlman Mt., Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°40'23"N
Longitude: 33°12'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.673055555556,33.212222222222

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Astrophyllite	Chevkinite	Corundum	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	None	Perovskite
Phenakite	Pyroxene	Tundrite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*
Eudialyte ()*	Fluorite ()*	Kihlmanite-(Ce) ()*	Kupletskite ()*	Låvenite ()*
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Microcline ()*	Mosandrite-(Ce) ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	Tundrite-(Ce) ()*	Willemite ()*	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 C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O REE Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O REE Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Astrophyllite Chevkinite Corundum Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite None Perovskite
Phenakite Pyroxene Tundrite Wöhlerite Zircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	413.6	319.6	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	413.6	319.6	8803
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	413.6	319.6	295
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	413.6	319.6	115
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	413.6	319.6	89
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	413.6	319.6	182
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	413.6	319.6	9617
Kihlmanite-(Ce) ()*	Tundrite	Ce₂TiO₂(SiO₄)(HCO₃)₂(H₂O)	413.6	319.6	1
Kupletskite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	413.6	319.6	33
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	413.6	319.6	58
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Perovskite	(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂O₆	413.6	319.6	57
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	413.6	319.6	4924
Mosandrite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)[(H₂O)₂Ca_0.5 _0.5]Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂	413.6	319.6	45
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	413.6	319.6	244
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	413.6	319.6	375
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	413.6	319.6	53
Tundrite-(Ce) ()*	Tundrite	Na₂Ce₂TiO₂(SiO₄)(CO₃)₂	413.6	319.6	6
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	413.6	319.6	303
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	413.6	319.6	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000483	MAGMATIC 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_0000484	MAGMATIC 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_0000485	MAGMATIC 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_0000486	MAGMATIC 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000483	378	352	365±13	Rb-Sr		apatite, nepheline		Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibina	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000484	366.9	357.9	362.4±4.5	Rb-Sr		apatite, nepheline		Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibina	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000485	381.2	373.4	377.3±3.9	Sm-Nd		apatite, nepheline		Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibina	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000486	413.6	319.6	366.6±47	Sm-Nd		apatite, nepheline, calcite		Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibina	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Kaitlynn000150	390	376	383±7	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-1338	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000151	391	377	384±7	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-1338	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000152	372	366	369±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-1	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000153	372	366	369±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-1	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000154	373	367	370±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-2	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000155	374	368	371±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	KHI-2	Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
P22_462_fig1_007	383	362						Yes	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khibiny	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462

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