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Locality Name:
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 370.7

mindat Locality ID: 2722
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2722.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°33'34"N
Longitude: 30°25'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.559444444444,30.425833333333
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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Sc Si Sr Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Sc Si Sr Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteBradleyiteCalciteCancriniteCatapleiiteCeriteChalcopyrite
ClayCoronaditeDjerfisheriteEudialyteFairfielditeFluoriteGarnetHumiteHydrotalciteLabuntsovite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOveritePerovskitePyritePyroxeneSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelVivianiteZircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bakhchisaraitsevite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bobierrite  (*)
Bradleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Cattiite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Girvasite  (*)Gladiusite  (*)Henrymeyerite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Juonniite  (*)
Kampelite  (*)Karchevskyite  (*)Kovdorskite  (*)Krasnovite  (*)Labuntsovite-Fe  (*)
Labuntsovite-Mg  (*)Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lemmleinite-Ba  (*)Lemmleinite-K  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mogovidite  (*)Nastrophite  (*)Norsethite  (*)Pakhomovskyite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Priderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quintinite  (*)Rimkorolgite  (*)Shortite  (*)Strontiowhitlockite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vinogradovite  (*)Wadeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3500370.701534
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2387378.410238
Bakhchisaraitsevite  (*)NoneNa2Mg5(PO4)4·7H2O500370.704
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)500370.7011547
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O500370.7017
Bradleyite  (*)BradleyiteNa3Mg(PO4)(CO3)500370.7014
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)500370.7027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O500370.70232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O500370.70113
Cattiite  (*)NoneMg3(PO4)2·22H2O500370.708
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2500370.7027198
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2500370.70236
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O500370.7038
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6500370.70310
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6500370.704135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl500370.7060
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2500370.709895
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2500370.70182
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F500370.702740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)500370.701188
Girvasite  (*)NoneNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6500370.703
Gladiusite  (*)NoneFe3+2Fe2+4(PO4)(OH)11·H2O500370.702
Henrymeyerite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Ti7Fe2+)O16500370.709
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4500370.7087
Juonniite  (*)OveriteCaMgSc(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O500370.702
Kampelite  (*)Not in a structural groupBa3Mg1.5Sc4(PO4)6(OH)3·4H2O500370.701
Karchevskyite  (*)HydrotalciteMg18Al9(OH)54Sr2(CO3)9(H2O)6(H3O)5500370.701
Kovdorskite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg2(PO4)(OH)·3H2O500370.702
Krasnovite  (*)NoneBa(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2·H2O500370.703
Labuntsovite-Fe  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Fe2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O500370.706
Labuntsovite-Mg  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mg2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O500370.703
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O500370.7018
Lemmleinite-Ba  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Ba2+xTi8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8·8H2O500370.707
Lemmleinite-K  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K8Ti8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8·8H2O500370.708
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)500370.701487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4500370.7014899
Mogovidite  (*)EudialyteNa9(Ca,Na)12Fe2Zr3Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4500370.701
Nastrophite  (*)NoneNaSr(PO4)·9H2O500370.706
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)2500370.7030
Pakhomovskyite  (*)NoneCo3(PO4)2·8H2O500370.702
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3500370.70495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2373.7370.702273
Priderite  (*)CoronaditeK(Ti7Fe3+)O16500370.7041
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2500370.7039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8500370.709056
Quintinite  (*)HydrotalciteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O500370.708
Rimkorolgite  (*)NoneBaMg5(PO4)4·8H2O500370.702
Shortite  (*)NoneNa2Ca2(CO3)3500370.7037
Strontiowhitlockite  (*)CeriteSr9   Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6500370.702
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2500370.7027
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2500370.70236
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O500370.70652
Vinogradovite  (*)NoneNa4Ti4(Si2O6)2[(Si,Al)4O10]O4·(H2O,Na,K)3500370.7028
Wadeite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi3O9500370.7027
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)500370.705251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000473carbonatite complex
Jen_0000877MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, melilite- and monticellite-bearing rocks, phoscorite and magnetite ores, nepheline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000878MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, melilite- and monticellite-bearing rocks, phoscorite and magnetite ores, nepheline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000879MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, melilite- and monticellite-bearing rocks, phoscorite and magnetite ores, nepheline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000880MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, melilite- and monticellite-bearing rocks, phoscorite and magnetite ores, nepheline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000881MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, melilite- and monticellite-bearing rocks, phoscorite and magnetite ores, nepheline syenite and fenite.


8 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_0000473378.87378.41378.64±0.23U-Pb baddeleyite  YesBaddeleyite  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdor massifErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000877500500500     Yes  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000878387379383±4U-Pb baddeleyite  YesBaddeleyite  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000879373.7370.7372.2±1.5Rb-Sr phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000880381.8372.6377.2±4.6Th-Pb zircon, apatite, calcite, baddeleyite  Yes  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000881383.2378380.6±2.6U-Pb zircon, apatite, calcite, baddeleyite  Yes  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Kaitlynn000128385379382±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteK-V2 Yes  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdor MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
Kaitlynn000129385379382±3U-PbFormation of alkaline intrusionsbiotiteK-V2 Yes  10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaKovdor MassifArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070732Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070732
R070103Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070103
R130550Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R130550

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