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Locality Name:
Sakharjok Massif (Sakhariok Massif; Sakharjok Deposit), Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2680
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1740

mindat Locality ID: 18634
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18634.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sakharjok Massif (Sakhariok Massif; Sakharjok Deposit), Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°41'40"N
Longitude: 36°27'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.694444444444,36.451111111111
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 As Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb REE S Si Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb REE S Si Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteClayCristobaliteFeldsparFluoriteLöllingiteMica
MolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNonePyroxeneRocksaltTridymiteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Batievaite-(Y)  (*)
Behoite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hainite-(Y)  (*)Leucophanite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Nickeline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6268017400286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2680174008803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2680174001627
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2680174009052
Batievaite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2[(H2O)2   ]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)22680174001
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)226802680024
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)268017400115
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)226801740038
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F26801740019
Fluorbritholite-(Y)  (*)Apatite(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F2680174007
Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)Apatite(Ca,REE)5(SiO4,PO4)3F2680174006
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22680174009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26801740024243
Hainite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca3Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F226801740011
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F26802680055
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2268017400762
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)426802680044
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2680174001107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22680174005800
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2680174001236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)226017400884
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs268017400633
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22680174002273
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2680174005251


2 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
Be-00038268026802680  high    Behoite, MeliphaniteBe18634Sakharjok Massif (Sakhariok Massif; Sakharjok Deposit), Murmansk Oblast, Russia Zozulya et al. (2007)10.1086/431912JG113_601 
ree-00541226017401740-2260 Ma (K-Ar, neph)K-Ar nepheline   Nepheline  18634Sakharjok Massif (Sakhariok Massif; Sakharjok Deposit), Murmansk Oblast, RussiaSakhariokskii (Sacharijok)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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