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Locality Name:
Khibinpakhkchorr Mt., Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 13573
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13573.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khibinpakhkchorr Mt., Khibiny 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 Ba Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteBerylCatapleiiteClayCorundumEudialyteFeldsparFluorite
HarmotomeLabuntsoviteMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SapphirineSphaleriteSpinel

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Analcime  (*)Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Burovaite-Ca  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epididymite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lemmleinite-Ba  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paratsepinite-Na  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sekaninaite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Tsepinite-Na  (*)Tsepinite-Sr  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6413.6319.601022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]413.6319.60133
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O413.6319.601627
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2413.6319.60356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2413.6319.60295
Burovaite-Ca  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(OH,O)8·12H2O413.6319.601
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O413.6319.60113
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6413.6319.604135
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O413.6319.6070
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2413.6319.60182
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6413.6319.6084
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O413.6319.60303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2413.6319.609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS413.6319.6024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3413.6319.605433
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O413.6319.6018
Lemmleinite-Ba  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Ba2+xTi8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8·8H2O413.6319.607
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6413.6319.6057
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4413.6319.6014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.604924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O413.6319.601236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.602349
Paratsepinite-Na  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,Sr,K,Ca)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2·4H2O413.6319.601
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O413.6319.6075
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2413.6319.6061156
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O18413.6319.6035
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS413.6319.6021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4413.6319.601934
Tsepinite-Na  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,H3O,K,Sr,Ba,   )2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O413.6319.606
Tsepinite-Sr  (*)Labuntsovite(Sr,Ba,K)(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O413.6319.603


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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