Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Phoscorite-carbonatite Pipe, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 298139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-298139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Phoscorite-carbonatite Pipe, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°33'29"N
Longitude: 30°25'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.558055555556,30.424722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Brochantite	Brucite	Burbankite	Calcite
Catapleiite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Edingtonite	Fairchildite	Fairfieldite
Fluorite	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Labuntsovite	Malachite	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Northupite
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Overite	Paralstonite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Spinel	Valleriite	Vivianite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sc Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baddeleyite Baryte Brochantite Brucite Burbankite Calcite
Catapleiite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Edingtonite Fairchildite Fairfieldite
Fluorite Humite Hydrotalcite Labuntsovite Malachite Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Northupite
Not in a structural group Olivine Overite Paralstonite Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyrochlore Rocksalt Sphalerite
Spinel Valleriite Vivianite Zircon Zirconolite

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Anatase ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Bakhchisaraitsevite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bobierrite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Brucite ()*	Burbankite ()*	Calcite ()*	Catapleiite ()*
Cattiite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Collinsite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edingtonite ()*	Eitelite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Geikielite ()*	Girvasite ()*
Gladiusite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxynatropyrochlore ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Juonniite ()*	Kovdorskite ()*	Krasnovite ()*	Laachite ()*	Labuntsovite-Fe ()*
Labuntsovite-Mg ()*	Lemmleinite-Ba ()*	Lueshite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Norsethite ()*	Northupite ()*	Nyerereite ()*
Olekminskite ()*	Pakhomovskyite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quintinite ()*	Richterite ()*
Rimkorolgite ()*	Shortite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Strontianite ()*
Strontiowhitlockite ()*	Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Thorianite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Valleriite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Witherite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	500	370.7	2162
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	387	378.41	238
Bakhchisaraitsevite ()*	None	Na₂Mg₅(PO₄)₄·7H₂O	500	370.7	4
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	500	370.7	11547
Bobierrite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	500	370.7	17
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	500	370.7	1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	500	370.7	462
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅	500	370.7	52
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	500	370.7	27770
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	500	370.7	113
Cattiite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·22H₂O	500	370.7	8
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	500	370.7	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	500	370.7	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	500	370.7	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	500	370.7	236
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	500	370.7	82
Collinsite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	500	370.7	38
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	500	370.7	9895
Edingtonite ()*	Edingtonite	Ba(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·4H₂O	500	370.7	26
Eitelite ()*	None	Na₂Mg(CO₃)₂	500	370.7	20
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	500	370.7	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	500	370.7	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	500	370.7	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	500	370.7	70
Girvasite ()*	None	NaCa₂Mg₃(PO₄)₃(CO₃)(H₂O)₆	500	370.7	3
Gladiusite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺₄(PO₄)(OH)₁₁·H₂O	500	370.7	2
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	500	370.7	7437
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	500	370.7	367
Hydroxynatropyrochlore ()*	Pyrochlore	(Na,Ca,Ce)₂Nb₂O₆(OH)	500	370.7	2
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	500	370.7	5433
Juonniite ()*	Overite	CaMgSc(PO₄)₂(OH)·4H₂O	500	370.7	2
Kovdorskite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)·3H₂O	500	370.7	2
Krasnovite ()*	None	Ba(Al,Mg)(PO₄,CO₃)(OH)₂·H₂O	500	370.7	3
Laachite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Mn)₂Zr₂Nb₂TiFeO₁₄	500	370.7	2
Labuntsovite-Fe ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Fe²⁺₂Ti₈O₄(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH)₄·10-12H₂O	500	370.7	6
Labuntsovite-Mg ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Mg₂Ti₈O₄(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH)₄·10-12H₂O	500	370.7	3
Lemmleinite-Ba ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Ba_2+xTi₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH,O)₈·8H₂O	500	370.7	7
Lueshite ()*	Perovskite	NaNbO₃	500	370.7	16
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	500	370.7	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	500	370.7	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	500	370.7	12537
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	500	370.7	1236
Norsethite ()*	None	BaMg(CO₃)₂	500	370.7	30
Northupite ()*	Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl	500	370.7	31
Nyerereite ()*	Fairchildite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂	500	370.7	18
Olekminskite ()*	Paralstonite	Sr₂(CO₃)₂	500	370.7	8
Pakhomovskyite ()*	None	Co₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	500	370.7	2
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	500	370.7	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	373.7	370.7	2273
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	500	370.7	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	500	370.7	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	500	370.7	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	500	370.7	9056
Quintinite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·3H₂O	500	370.7	8
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	500	370.7	148
Rimkorolgite ()*	None	BaMg₅(PO₄)₄·8H₂O	500	370.7	2
Shortite ()*	None	Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃	500	370.7	37
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	500	370.7	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	500	370.7	1934
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	500	370.7	589
Strontiowhitlockite ()*	Cerite	Sr₉ Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	500	370.7	2
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	500	370.7	27
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	500	370.7	236
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	500	370.7	120
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	500	370.7	237
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	500	370.7	636
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	500	370.7	251
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	500	370.7	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	500	370.7	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000473	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000877	MAGMATIC 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_0000878	MAGMATIC 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_0000879	MAGMATIC 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_0000880	MAGMATIC 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_0000881	MAGMATIC 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000473	378.87	378.41	378.64±0.23	U-Pb		baddeleyite		Yes	Baddeleyite	10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor massif	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000877	500	500	500					Yes		10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000878	387	379	383±4	U-Pb		baddeleyite		Yes	Baddeleyite	10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000879	373.7	370.7	372.2±1.5	Rb-Sr		phlogopite		Yes	Phlogopite	10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000880	381.8	372.6	377.2±4.6	Th-Pb		zircon, apatite, calcite, baddeleyite		Yes		10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000881	383.2	378	380.6±2.6	U-Pb		zircon, apatite, calcite, baddeleyite		Yes		10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Kaitlynn000128	385	379	382±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	K-V2	Yes		10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462
Kaitlynn000129	385	379	382±3	U-Pb	Formation of alkaline intrusions	biotite	K-V2	Yes		10299	Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovdor Massif	Arzamastsev & Wu (2014)	10.1134/S0869591114050026	P22_462

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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