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Locality Name:
Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 2732
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2732.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Alakurtti Pegmatite
Sallanlatvi Massif
Vozhminskii Massif (Vozhmin)
Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif

Latitude: 66°52'29"N
Longitude: 30°13'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.874722222222,30.229444444444
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 Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pt S Sb Si Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAlstoniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsite
BerylBismutiteBrookiteBruciteBurbankiteCalciteCarbocernaiteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayCopperCordyliteDiasporeEdingtoniteEpidoteFairchilditeFeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayite
GarnetHarmotomeLabuntsoviteMckelveyiteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNickelineNoneOlivine
ParalstonitePentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteZirconZirconolitehauchecornite

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alstonite  (*)
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)
Belkovite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioburbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calkinsite-(Ce)  (*)
Carbocernaite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donnayite-(Y)  (*)
Edingtonite  (*)Ewaldite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Franconite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Georgechaoite  (*)Geversite  (*)
Godlevskite  (*)Goethite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hilairite  (*)Hochelagaite  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Komkovite  (*)Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Lueshite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroniobite  (*)Nenadkevichite  (*)Neskevaaraite-Fe  (*)Nickel  (*)
Nordstrandite  (*)Norsethite  (*)Nyerereite  (*)Okenite  (*)Olekminskite  (*)
Orcelite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Richterite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Shortite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Ternovite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tučekite  (*)Tumchaite  (*)Vaterite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Vozhminite  (*)Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Wittichenite  (*)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)240235811030033419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O640235811030031022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4023582103000,1030038803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1103000706
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2402358110300324
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O3913582103003,10300492
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)240235811030033092
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO24023581103003238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3913582103003,10300511547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2402358110300383
Belkovite  (*)NoneBa3Nb6(Si2O7)2O1240235811030033
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811030004286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2110300096
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11030001966
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb1103002175
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO24023581103003700
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)53913582103003,10300452
Calcioburbankite  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)540235811030034
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3913584103001,103003,103004,10300527770
Calkinsite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCe2(CO3)3·4H2O40235811030038
Carbocernaite  (*)Carbocernaite(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO3)2402358110300324
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O4023581103003113
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23913582103003,10300427198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44023581103003951
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)81103000181
Copper  (*)CopperCu11030023846
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite(Na,Ca,   )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)402358110300315
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O640235811030034135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23913584103001,103003,103004,1030059895
Donnayite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaSr3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O402358110300313
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O402358110300326
Ewaldite  (*)MckelveyiteBaCa(CO3)2·2.6H2O40235811030038
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41103000196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3913583103003,103004,1030052740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF240235811030039617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)40235811030031188
Franconite  (*)NoneNaNb2O5(OH)·3H2O40235811030036
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41103000445
Georgechaoite  (*)GaidonnayiteKNaZrSi3O9·2H2O40235811030037
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb2110300238
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8110300240
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39135811030057437
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O4023581103003290
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S21103002205
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41103002407
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O402358110300318
Hochelagaite  (*)NoneCaNb4O11·8H2O40235811030039
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)402358110300316
Komkovite  (*)NoneBaZrSi3O9·3H2O40235811030031
Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBa2Ce(CO3)3F40235811030038
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O402358110300318
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)402358110300382
Lueshite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO3380369110300116
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)40235811030031487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43913583103002,103003,10300514899
Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaBa3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O40235811030039
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3913582103000,1030054924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11030021066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)4023582103000,103003945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)4023581103003153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110300017380
Natroniobite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO338036911030015
Nenadkevichite  (*)Labuntsovite(Na,   )8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·8H2O391358110300419
Neskevaaraite-Fe  (*)LabuntsoviteNaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6H2O39135811030042
Nickel  (*)CopperNi110300257
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)33913582103003,10300464
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)2402358110300330
Nyerereite  (*)FairchilditeNa2Ca(CO3)2402358110300318
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O402358110300371
Olekminskite  (*)ParalstoniteSr2(CO3)240235811030038
Orcelite  (*)NoneNi5-xAs2 (x = 0.25)110300236
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811030021512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO34023582103001,103003495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23913584103001,103003,103004,1030052273
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)2402358110300351
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23913582103003,10300439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83913582103003,1030049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23913583103000,103003,10300561156
Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)540235811030037
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)40235811030031711
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)24023581103003148
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12402358110300354
Shortite  (*)NoneNa2Ca2(CO3)3402358110300337
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40235811030036417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311030001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS402358110300321482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)3913582103003,103005589
Ternovite  (*)NoneMgNb4O11·8-12H2O40235811030032
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2402358110300327
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O40235811030034899
Tučekite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9Sb2S8110300217
Tumchaite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O11·2H2O40235811030032
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)402358110300337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4023581103003652
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41103002380
Vozhminite  (*)NoneNi4AsS211030021
Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Labuntsovite(K,Na,   )12Nb8(Si4O12)4O8·12-16H2O402358110300310
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31103000297
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4023582103000,1030035251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O74023581103003140
Zirkelite  (*)Fluorite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x402358110300327


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000474carbonatite complex
Jen_0000490MAGMATIC STYLE: Zoned plug, sheets and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite; monchiquite dykes.
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.


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_0000490380370375±5U-Pb zircon, baryte     23031Sallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaSallanlatviErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
P22_462_fig1_017375369372±3        23031Sallanlatvi Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaSallanlatvaArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 
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
R070742Alakurtti Pegmatite, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070742
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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