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Locality Name:
Natrolite Stock (Pegmatite No. 61), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 370
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 21444
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21444.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Natrolite Stock (Pegmatite No. 61), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero 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 Be Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteClayCoronaditeCristobaliteElpiditeEudialyteFeldspar
HeulanditeLabuntsoviteLeifiteNatroliteNeptuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePectolitePyroxene
RhabdophaneRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryllite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Elpidite  (*)
Epididymite  (*)Epistolite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gerasimovskite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gjerdingenite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Komarovite  (*)
Korobitsynite  (*)Kuzmenkoite-Mn  (*)Kuzmenkoite-Zn  (*)Leifite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)
Manganoneptunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moraesite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nenadkevichite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Organovaite-Mn  (*)Organovaite-Zn  (*)Pectolite  (*)
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Sauconite  (*)Serandite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)Yakhontovite  (*)Yofortierite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O637035901022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)37035908803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O37035901627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23703590295
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23703590606
Beryllite  (*)NoneBe3(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O37035904
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O3703590113
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO23703590453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163703590599
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O370359050
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O370359070
Epistolite  (*)None(Na   )Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4370359016
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)23703590182
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O370359042
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS370359024243
Gerasimovskite  (*)NoneMn2+(Ti,Nb)5O12·9H2O (?)37035908
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)33703590504
Gjerdingenite-Ca  (*)LabuntsoviteK2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6H2O37035901
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O3703590246
Komarovite  (*)None(Ca,Sr,Na)6-x(Nb,Ti)6(Si4O12)(O,OH,F)16·nH2O37035902
Korobitsynite  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,   )4Ti2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2·4H2O37035906
Kuzmenkoite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteK2MnTi4(Si4O12)2(OH)4·5-6H2O37035905
Kuzmenkoite-Zn  (*)LabuntsoviteK2ZnTi4(Si4O12)2(OH)4·6-8H2O37035905
Leifite  (*)LeifiteNa7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)2370359010
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)370359082
Manganoneptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiMn2+2Ti2Si8O24363361026
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)37035904924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O37035901508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O370359035
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O37035901236
Nenadkevichite  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,   )8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·8H2O370359019
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O3703590471
Organovaite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteK2MnNb4(Si4O12)2O4·5-7H2O37035902
Organovaite-Zn  (*)LabuntsoviteK2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6H2O37035901
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)3703590363
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O370359066
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O370359056
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)370359038
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3703590444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS370359021482
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa14Ce6Mn2+2Fe3+2Zr(PO4)7Si12O36(OH)2·3H2O370359028
Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)PalygorskiteNa2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O370359010
Yakhontovite  (*)Smectite-vermiculite Clay(Ca,Na,K)0.2(Cu,Fe,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·3H2O37035905
Yofortierite  (*)Palygorskite ClayMn2+5Si8O20(OH)2·7H2O37035908


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
P22_462_fig1_008370359      Yes  2697Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaLovozeroArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Grew_Li_2019_0053363361362±1 termination of igneous activity in Khibiny and Lovozero plutons   YesLintisiteLi2692Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAlluaiv and Palitra pegmatite, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, RussiaArzamastsev et al. (2007)10.1134/S1028334X07030257DES413A_432 

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