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Locality Name:
Kovdor Phlogopite Mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 30390
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30390.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kovdor Phlogopite Mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°35'21"N
Longitude: 30°27'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.589166666667,30.459166666667
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 F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBatisiteBruciteCalciteCancriniteClayCorundumEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteHarmotomeHumiteMicaNatroliteNoneOlivinePectolitePerovskitePyroxene
SeidozeriteSpinelThomsoniteTridymiteVesuvianiteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Aqualite  (*)Batisite  (*)Brucite  (*)Cafetite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Cymrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Feklichevite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Glagolevite  (*)
Golyshevite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)
Lueshite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nabalamprophyllite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphoinnelite  (*)
Richterite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Shcherbakovite  (*)Stevensite  (*)Tacharanite  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6500370.70286
Aqualite  (*)Eudialyte(H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl500370.702
Batisite  (*)BatisiteNa2BaTi2O2(Si2O6)2500370.7011
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2500370.70462
Cafetite  (*)NoneCaTi2O5·H2O500370.704
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)500370.7027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O500370.70232
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2500370.70236
Cymrite  (*)NoneBa(Si,Al)4(O,OH)8·H2O500370.7046
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6500370.704135
Feklichevite  (*)EudialyteNa11Ca9(Fe3+,Fe2+)2Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH,H2O,Cl,O)5500370.701
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F500370.702740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)500370.701188
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3500370.7070
Glagolevite  (*)NoneNa(Mg,Al)6(Si3Al)O10(OH,O)8500370.703
Golyshevite  (*)EudialyteNa10Ca9Zr3Fe2SiNb(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2(OH)3(CO3)·H2O500370.701
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O500370.70290
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3500370.705433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2500370.7046
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2500370.7063
Lueshite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO3500370.7016
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2500370.7079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4500370.7014899
Nabalamprophyllite  (*)None(BaNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2500370.704
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O500370.701236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)500370.70884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)500370.702349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)500370.70363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2373.7370.702273
Phosphoinnelite  (*)SeidozeriteNa3Ba4Ti3Si4O14(PO4)2O2F500370.701
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2500370.70148
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O500370.70390
Shcherbakovite  (*)BatisiteK2NaTi2O(OH)Si4O12500370.7016
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2500370.7057
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36500370.7047
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2500370.7027
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O500370.70452
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2500370.70236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)500370.701006
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2500370.702562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10500370.701395


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
R070413Kovdor Phlogopite Mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070413

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