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Locality Name:
Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 399
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360.9

mindat Locality ID: 2665
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2665.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°25'52"N
Longitude: 32°45'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.431111111111,32.755555555556
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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti U Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBranneriteBurbankiteCalciteCalzirtite
CancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumCubanite
DiasporeEdingtoniteFairchilditeFluoriteGarnetHumiteMeliliteMicaNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePrehnitePyroxeneRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSpinelThomsoniteThortveititeTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon
Zirconolite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Anzaite-(Ce)  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Burbankite  (*)Cafetite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Calciocatapleiite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)
Cebollite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cuspidine  (*)
Diopside  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Gittinsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kassite  (*)
Khanneshite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Lueshite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Nyerereite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Rasvumite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Thorutite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce6Ca3)   Al(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3399360.908
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O399360.9092
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3399360.901534
Anzaite-(Ce)  (*)Not in a structural groupCe4Fe2+Ti6O18(OH)2399360.902
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2399360.90238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)399360.9011547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)399360.90115
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5399360.9052
Cafetite  (*)NoneCaTi2O5·H2O399360.904
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)399360.9046
Calciocatapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteCaZrSi3O9·2H2O399360.908
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)399360.9027770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16399360.9032
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O399360.90232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O399360.90113
Cebollite  (*)MeliliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4399360.9013
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2399360.9027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8399360.90577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8399360.901756
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4399360.9067
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6399360.904135
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O399360.9026
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2399360.90271
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6399360.9083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F399360.902740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)399360.901188
Gittinsite  (*)ThortveititeCaZrSi2O7399360.9011
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)399360.907437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3399360.901544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2399360.90209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3399360.9014640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2399360.9080
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH399360.90367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3399360.905433
Kassite  (*)NoneCaTi2O4(OH)2399360.9010
Khanneshite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5399360.906
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4399360.90359
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6399360.9057
Lueshite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO3399360.9016
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2399360.9080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4399360.9014899
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)399360.90153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2399360.9017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O399360.901236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)399360.90884
Nyerereite  (*)FairchilditeNa2Ca(CO3)2399360.9018
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)399360.90363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3399360.90495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2399360.902273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2399360.901898
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8399360.909056
Rasvumite  (*)CubaniteKFe2S3399360.9019
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2399360.90148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2399360.905614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12399360.9054
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl399360.90444
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)399360.90589
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O399360.90452
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2399360.90236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)399360.901006
Thorutite  (*)Brannerite(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6399360.9010
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O399360.904899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O399360.90652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10399360.901395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3399360.901247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)399360.905251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7399360.90140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000472MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and small irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, nepheline and feldspar pyroxenites, olivinite with perovskite and sometimes melilitite, melteigite and phlogopite-rich rocks.


12 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_0000472367.1360.9364±3.1Rb-Sr       2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Kaitlynn000130383371377±6U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite25-AF    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000131399381390±9U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite25-AF    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000132384374379±5U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite10AFK-2    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000133388366377±11U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite10AFK-2    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000134387383385±2U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteAFK    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000135390380385±5U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteAFK    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000136382376379±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteAFK-5    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000137382376379±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteAFK-5    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000144376376 U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteP07-21    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462Kaitlynn originally listed the age error as "?"
Kaitlynn000145387369378±9U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteP07-21    2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikanda MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
P22_462_fig1_005384374379±5        2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaAfrikandaArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 

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