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Locality Name:
Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 381.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 367

mindat Locality ID: 276801
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276801.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Turii Alkaline Massif (Turiy Massif)

Latitude: 66°34'59"N
Longitude: 34°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.583055555556,34.733333333333

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 Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sc Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBerylCalciteCalzirtiteCancriniteCancrinite-sodalite
ClayClinozoisiteCorrensiteCorundumDjerfisheriteEpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GyroliteHumiteLabuntsoviteMeliliteMicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PectolitePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite
TridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Aliettite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Annite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Bazzite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Cebollite  (*)Celsian  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fedorite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hillebrandite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)
Sacrofanite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)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
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2381.536711030453419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6381.536711030451022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6381.53671103045286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)381.536711030458803
Aliettite  (*)Corrensite ClayCa0.2Mg6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·4H2O381.536711030457
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O381.536711030451627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2381.536711030452162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3381.536711030451534
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2381.53671103045356
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6381.536711030452060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2380.7373.31103045238
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O381.5367110304551
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)381.5367110304527770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16381.5367110304532
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O381.53671103045232
Cebollite  (*)MeliliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4381.5367110304513
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)381.53671103045100
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2381.53671103045236
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4381.5367110304567
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6381.536711030454135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl381.5367110304560
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2381.536711030459895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)381.536711030458173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2381.53671103045182
Fedorite  (*)Gyrolite(K,Na)2.5(Ca,Na)7Si16O38(OH,F)2·3.5H2O381.536711030455
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O381.53671103045303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2381.536711030459617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)381.536711030451188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS381.5367110304524243
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2381.53671103045209
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)2381.5367110304517
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3381.536711030455433
Labuntsovite-Mn  (*)LabuntsoviteNa4K4Mn2+2Ti8O4(Si4O12)4(OH)4·10-12H2O381.5367110304518
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2381.5367110304563
Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2381.536711030458
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4381.5367110304514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)381.536711030454924
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)381.53671103045153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2381.5367110304517380
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11381.5367110304534
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O381.536711030451236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)381.53671103045884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O381.5367110304575
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)381.53671103045363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3381.53671103045495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2381.536711030452273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2381.5367110304539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8381.536711030459056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2381.5367110304561156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2381.53671103045148
Sacrofanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na61K19Ca32)Σ=112(Si84Al84O336)(SO4)26Cl2F6·2H2O381.536711030453
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12381.5367110304554
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl381.53671103045444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS381.5367110304521482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)381.53671103045589
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2381.5367110304527
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O381.536711030454899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10381.536711030451395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3381.536711030451247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)381.5370.111030455251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7381.53671103045140



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000479carbonatite complex
Jen_0000480carbonatite complex
Jen_0001156MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions, sheets and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, clinopyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, uncompahgrite, turjaite, okaite, phoscorite and fenite. There are abundant equivalent dykes.


4 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_0000479380.7373.3377±3.7U-Pb baddeleyite   Baddeleyite  18687Turii Alkaline Massif (Turiy Massif), Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaTuriy PeninsulaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000480381.5370.1375.8±5.7U-Pb zircon   Zircon  18687Turii Alkaline Massif (Turiy Massif), Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaTuriy PeninsulaErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001156378.7367.5373.1±5.6Rb-Sr whole rock     18687Turii Alkaline Massif (Turiy Massif), Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaTuriy PeninsulaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
P22_462_fig1_018379367373±6        18687Turii Alkaline Massif (Turiy Massif), Turii Cape, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaTuriy MysArzamastsev & Wu (2014)10.1134/S0869591114050026P22_462 


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