Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Karnasurt Mine (Kedyk Area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 270006
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270006.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karnasurt Mine (Kedyk Area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Palitra Pegmatite (Palette Pegmatite)

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 As Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba F Fe K Na O Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAphthitaliteBukoviteCancrinite-sodaliteCristobaliteCubaniteDjerfisherite
EudialyteFeldsparLöllingiteLitidioniteMolybdeniteNatroliteNeptuniteNoneNorditeNot in a structural group
PectolitePerovskitePyroxeneRocksaltSodaliteSphaleriteTridymiteWurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Bario-olgite  (*)Bartonite  (*)
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)Belovite-(Ce)  (*)Bornemanite  (*)Chkalovite  (*)Chlorbartonite  (*)
Cryolite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Ferronordite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorbarytolamprophyllite  (*)Galena  (*)
Kapustinite  (*)Kazakovite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Lintisite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Lomonosovite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Manaksite  (*)Manganoneptunite  (*)Megacyclite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Murunskite  (*)Nalipoite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Natron  (*)Natrosilite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nordite-(Ce)  (*)Opal  (*)
Pautovite  (*)Phosinaite-(Ce)  (*)Potassic-arfvedsonite  (*)Revdite  (*)Serandite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)Thorosteenstrupine  (*)Troilite  (*)
Ussingite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)Vitusite-(Ce)  (*)Vuonnemite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Yegorovite  (*)Zakharovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O637035911029401022
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O37035911029401627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23703591102940295
Bario-olgite  (*)AphthitaliteNa(Na,Sr,Ce)2Ba(PO4)237035911029402
Bartonite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6Fe20S26S37035911029405
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)None(BaK)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2370359110294021
Belovite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteNaCeSr3(PO4)3F370359110294015
Bornemanite  (*)NoneNa6(Na   )Ba2Ti2Nb2(Si2O7)4(PO4)2O4(OH)2F237035911029404
Chkalovite  (*)CristobaliteNa2BeSi2O6370359110294016
Chlorbartonite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6Fe24S26Cl37035911029407
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6370359110294050
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)23703591102940182
Ferronordite-(Ce)  (*)NorditeNa3SrCeFe2+Si6O1737035911029405
Fluorbarytolamprophyllite  (*)None(Ba,Sr,K)2[(Na,Fe2+)3TiF2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2]37035902
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS370359110294024243
Kapustinite  (*)NoneNa6ZrSi6O16(OH)237035911029403
Kazakovite  (*)NoneNa6Mn2+TiSi6O1837035911029405
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2370359110294063
Lintisite  (*)NoneNa3LiTi2O2(SiO3)4·2H2O36336111029404
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23703591102940762
Lomonosovite  (*)NoneNa6Na2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O4370359110294018
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)370359110294082
Manaksite  (*)LitidioniteKNaMn2+Si4O1037035911029402
Manganoneptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiMn2+2Ti2Si8O24363361110294026
Megacyclite  (*)NoneKNa8Si9O18(OH)9·19H2O37035911029402
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)37035911029404924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS237035911029405800
Murunskite  (*)BukoviteK2(Cu,Fe)4S437035911029404
Nalipoite  (*)NoneNaLi2(PO4)36336111029402
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O37035911029401236
Natron  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·10H2O370359110294051
Natrosilite  (*)NoneNa2Si2O537035911029406
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3703591102940884
Nordite-(Ce)  (*)NorditeNa3SrCeZnSi6O1737035911029407
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O37035911029402994
Pautovite  (*)CubaniteCsFe2S337035911029401
Phosinaite-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa13Ca2Ce(SiO3)4(PO4)437035911029405
Potassic-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleKNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2370359110294014
Revdite  (*)NoneNa16Si16O27(OH)26·28H2O37035911029406
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)370359110294038
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3703591102940444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS370359110294021482
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa14Ce6Mn2+2Fe3+2Zr(PO4)7Si12O36(OH)2·3H2O370359110294028
Thorosteenstrupine  (*)None(Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F·6H2O37035911029404
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS37035911029401044
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)370359110294024
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF370359110294031
Vitusite-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa3Ce(PO4)237035911029409
Vuonnemite  (*)NoneNa6Na2Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2(OF)370359110294010
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS3703591102940372
Yegorovite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa4[Si2O4(OH)2]2·7H2O37035911029401
Zakharovite  (*)NoneNa4Mn2+5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O37035911029409


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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060614Palitra Pegmatite (Palette Pegmatite), Karnasurt Mine (Kedyk Area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060614
R060896Palitra Pegmatite (Palette Pegmatite), Karnasurt Mine (Kedyk Area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060896
R060693Palitra Pegmatite (Palette Pegmatite), Karnasurt Mine (Kedyk Area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060693

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