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Locality Name:
Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 2663
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2663.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hackman Valley
Loparskaya Valley
Material'naya Adit

Latitude: 67°38'26"N
Longitude: 33°44'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.640555555556,33.742222222222
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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti V W Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAncyliteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteAstrophylliteBaotiteBatisiteCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteCeriteChabaziteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumCubaniteDjerfisherite
EdingtoniteErshoviteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayiteLabuntsoviteLitidioniteMicaNatrolite
NoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePerovskitePyroxeneRhodesiteRocksaltSapphirineSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteTridymiteUmbiteWöhleriteZircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(La)  (*)Annite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Baotite  (*)
Barylite  (*)Barytolamprophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canasite  (*)Cancrisilite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinophosinaite  (*)Delhayelite  (*)Delindeite  (*)Denisovite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Diversilite-(Ce)  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dorfmanite  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fenaksite  (*)Cerite-(La)  (*)Ferro-ferri-nybøite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Franklinite  (*)Galena  (*)Georgechaoite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Henrymeyerite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kassite  (*)
Kentbrooksite  (*)Khibinskite  (*)Koashvite  (*)Kostylevite  (*)Kupletskite  (*)
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Leucophanite  (*)Lobanovite  (*)
Lomonosovite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Murmanite  (*)Nabaphite  (*)Natisite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Natrophosphate  (*)Nefedovite  (*)Nenadkevichite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Paraershovite  (*)Parakeldyshite  (*)Paranatisite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Perlialite  (*)
Potassic-richterite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Rasvumite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Schizolite  (*)
Shcherbakovite  (*)Sitinakite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphaerobertrandite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Tainiolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tsepinite-Ca  (*)Umbite  (*)
Ussingite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)Vinogradovite  (*)Wadeite  (*)
Yuksporite  (*)Zakharovite  (*)Zeophyllite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirsinalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6413.6319.64102893,102894,102895,1028961022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6413.6319.61102896286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]413.6319.61102896133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)413.6319.62102893,1028948803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2413.6319.62102893,1028942162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O413.6319.62102893,10289492
Ancylite-(La)  (*)AncyliteLaSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O413.6319.6110289413
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2413.6319.61102893356
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F413.6319.61102893161
Baotite  (*)BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl413.6319.6110289327
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O7413.6319.6110289433
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)None(BaK)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2413.6319.6021
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)413.6319.6110289427770
Canasite  (*)NoneK3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4413.6319.611028965
Cancrisilite  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa7(Si7Al5)O24(CO3)·3H2O413.6319.611028968
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O413.6319.62102893,102894113
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3413.6319.6047
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O413.6319.61102894310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O413.6319.6030
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2413.6319.6110289527198
Clinophosinaite  (*)NoneNa3Ca(SiO3)(PO4)413.6319.611028963
Delhayelite  (*)RhodesiteK7Na3Ca5Al2Si14O38F4Cl2413.6319.611028969
Delindeite  (*)NoneBa2Ti2(Na2   )Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2O2413.6319.604
Denisovite  (*)NoneKCa2Si3O8F413.6319.603
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6413.6319.611028964135
Diversilite-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa2Ba6Ce2Fe2+Ti3Si12O36(OH)10·nH2O413.6319.601
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl413.6319.6110289660
Dorfmanite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)·2H2O413.6319.6110289611
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O413.6319.6026
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2413.6319.63102893,102894,102896182
Fenaksite  (*)LitidioniteKNaFe2+Si4O10413.6319.611028966
Cerite-(La)  (*)Cerite(La6Ca3)   Fe3+(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3413.6319.611028933
Ferro-ferri-nybøite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2413.6319.606
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F413.6319.62102893,1028942740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O413.6319.62102893,102894303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2413.6319.609617
Franklinite  (*)SpinelZnFe3+2O4413.6319.6052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS413.6319.6110289524243
Georgechaoite  (*)GaidonnayiteKNaZrSi3O9·2H2O413.6319.607
Graphite  (*)NoneC413.6319.611028932812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3413.6319.6014640
Henrymeyerite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Ti7Fe2+)O16413.6319.609
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4413.6319.60407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3413.6319.605433
Kassite  (*)NoneCaTi2O4(OH)2413.6319.6010
Kentbrooksite  (*)Eudialyte(Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2413.6319.6110289419
Khibinskite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi2O7413.6319.611028936
Koashvite  (*)NoneNa6CaTiSi6O18413.6319.611028963
Kostylevite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi3O9·H2O413.6319.604
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F413.6319.62102893,10289433
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O413.6319.6018
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2413.6319.62102894,10289663
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4413.6319.6110289458
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F413.6319.62102893,10289455
Lobanovite  (*)AstrophylliteK2Na(Fe2+4Mg2Na)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4413.6319.607
Lomonosovite  (*)NoneNa6Na2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O4413.6319.6110289618
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6413.6319.6057
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)413.6319.62102893,10289482
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2413.6319.62102894,10289679
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.62102894,1028954924
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2413.6319.62102893,10289445
Murmanite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)4413.6319.6024
Nabaphite  (*)NoneNaBa(PO4)·9H2O413.6319.611028962
Natisite  (*)NoneNa2TiO(SiO4)413.6319.611028967
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O413.6319.63102893,102894,1028961236
Natrophosphate  (*)NoneNa7(PO4)2F·19H2O413.6319.611028968
Nefedovite  (*)NoneNa5Ca4(PO4)4F413.6319.611028964
Nenadkevichite  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,   )8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·8H2O413.6319.6019
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)413.6319.64102893,102894,102895,102896884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)413.6319.611028962349
Paraershovite  (*)ErshoviteNa3K3Fe3+2(Si4O10OH)2(OH)2(H2O)4413.6319.601
Parakeldyshite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi2O7413.6319.6110289312
Paranatisite  (*)NoneNa2TiO(SiO4)413.6319.611028964
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)413.6319.64102893,102894,102895,102896363
Perlialite  (*)NoneK9NaCa(Si24Al12)O72·15H2O413.6319.611028954
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2413.6319.6021
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3413.6319.60244
Rasvumite  (*)CubaniteKFe2S3413.6319.6110289619
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2413.6319.6053
Schizolite  (*)PectoliteNaCaMnSi3O8(OH)413.6319.6010
Shcherbakovite  (*)BatisiteK2NaTi2O(OH)Si4O12413.6319.6110289616
Sitinakite  (*)NoneKNa2Ti4Si2O13(OH)·4H2O413.6319.605
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl413.6319.62102894,102896444
Sphaerobertrandite  (*)NoneBe3(SiO4)(OH)2413.6319.6011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS413.6319.6021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)413.6319.60589
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F2413.6319.6110289440
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O413.6319.63102893,102894,1028964899
Tsepinite-Ca  (*)Labuntsovite(Ca,K,Na)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4H2O413.6319.611028942
Umbite  (*)UmbiteK2ZrSi3O9·H2O413.6319.611028968
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)413.6319.6024
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl413.6319.60605
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF413.6319.6110289631
Vinogradovite  (*)NoneNa4Ti4(Si2O6)2[(Si,Al)4O10]O4·(H2O,Na,K)3413.6319.62102893,10289428
Wadeite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi3O9413.6319.6110289627
Yuksporite  (*)NoneK4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(   ,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3413.6319.62102893,1028958
Zakharovite  (*)NoneNa4Mn2+5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O413.6319.609
Zeophyllite  (*)NoneCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8·6H2O413.6319.6110289318
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)413.6319.611028935251
Zirsinalite  (*)NoneNa6CaZrSi6O18413.6319.611028967


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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-29Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-29
R070096Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070096
R080135Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R080135
R060606Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060606
R080050Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R080050
R060833Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060833

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