Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 402
Youngest recorded age at locality: 358

mindat Locality ID: 2709
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2709.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Neskevaara Hill
Petyayan-vara Carbonatite

Latitude: 66°47'59"N
Longitude: 30°9'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.799722222222,30.158888888889
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 Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlstoniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsiteBrookiteBrucite
BurbankiteCalciteCarbocernaiteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteClayCordyliteDiasporeEdingtoniteFairchildite
FeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayiteGarnetHarmotomeLabuntsoviteMckelveyiteMicaMonaziteNickeline
NoneOlivineParalstonitePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteZirconZirconolite

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alstonite  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Belkovite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioburbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calkinsite-(Ce)  (*)
Carbocernaite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donnayite-(Y)  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Ewaldite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Franconite  (*)Georgechaoite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hilairite  (*)Hochelagaite  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Komkovite  (*)Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Nenadkevichite  (*)Neskevaaraite-Fe  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Norsethite  (*)Nyerereite  (*)
Okenite  (*)Olekminskite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Richterite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Shortite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Ternovite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tumchaite  (*)
Vaterite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Zirkelite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)240235803419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O640235801022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)40235808803
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2402358024
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O391358110300492
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)240235803092
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO24023580238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)391358110300511547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2402358083
Belkovite  (*)NoneBa3Nb6(Si2O7)2O1240235803
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO24023580700
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5391358110300452
Calcioburbankite  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)540235804
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3913582103004,10300527770
Calkinsite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCe2(CO3)3·4H2O40235808
Carbocernaite  (*)Carbocernaite(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO3)2402358024
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O4023580113
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2391358110300427198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44023580951
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite(Na,Ca,   )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)402358015
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O640235804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23913582103004,1030059895
Donnayite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaSr3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O402358013
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O402358026
Ewaldite  (*)MckelveyiteBaCa(CO3)2·2.6H2O40235808
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3913582103004,1030052740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF240235809617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)40235801188
Franconite  (*)NoneNaNb2O5(OH)·3H2O40235806
Georgechaoite  (*)GaidonnayiteKNaZrSi3O9·2H2O40235807
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39135811030057437
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O4023580290
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O402358018
Hochelagaite  (*)NoneCaNb4O11·8H2O40235809
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)402358016
Komkovite  (*)NoneBaZrSi3O9·3H2O40235801
Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBa2Ce(CO3)3F40235808
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O402358018
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)402358082
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)40235801487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4391358110300514899
Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaBa3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O40235809
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39135811030054924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)4023580945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)4023580153
Nenadkevichite  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,   )8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·8H2O391358110300419
Neskevaaraite-Fe  (*)LabuntsoviteNaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6H2O39135811030042
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3391358110300464
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)2402358030
Nyerereite  (*)FairchilditeNa2Ca(CO3)2402358018
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O402358071
Olekminskite  (*)ParalstoniteSr2(CO3)240235808
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO34023580495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23913582103004,1030052273
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)2402358051
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2391358110300439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839135811030049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2391358110300561156
Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)540235807
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)40235801711
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)24023580148
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12402358054
Shortite  (*)NoneNa2Ca2(CO3)3402358037
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40235806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS402358021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)3913581103005589
Ternovite  (*)NoneMgNb4O11·8-12H2O40235802
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2402358027
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O40235804899
Tumchaite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O11·2H2O40235802
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)402358037
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4023580652
Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Labuntsovite(K,Na,   )12Nb8(Si4O12)4O8·12-16H2O402358010
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)40235805251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O74023580140
Zirkelite  (*)Fluorite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x402358027


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000474carbonatite complex
Jen_0000860MAGMATIC STYLE: Sheets, dykes, veins and stockworks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, clinopyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, phoscorite and fenite; dykes of alnöite, tinguaite, ijolite, urtite and nepheline and cancrinite syenites.


10 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_0000474382368375±7Rb-Sr       2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi massifErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000860391391391Rb-Sr whole rock, apatite, calcite, biotite     2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarviWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Kaitlynn000138375369372±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite282/71    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000139375369372±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite282/71    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000140371365368±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite282/251    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000141371365368±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite282/251    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000148364358361±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite205/173.2    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000149364358361±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotite205/173.2    2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarvi MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
P22_462_fig1_015390376383±7        2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarviArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
ree-00524402380380-402 Ma (K-Ar, phlo & bio, clinpyroxenite)K-Ar phlogopite, biotite     2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaVuoriyarviOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070023Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070023
R070047Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070047

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