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Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

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Meliphanite : (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)], Biotite

Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Yellow Meliphanite with Biotite
Size: 4 x 2,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 96162    View Count: 152

Multiple photos availableMeliphanite : (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)], Biotite

Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Tabular 4x4x1.5 cm poikilocrystal of meliphanite. Collected in 2002. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 202483    View Count: 66

Meliphanite : (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)], Aegirine-augite : (Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6, Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4]

Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Greenish-yellow plate of meliphanite in alkaline metasomatic rock. Associating minerals are greenish-black aegirin-augite and pinkish transparent nepheline. FOV is ~5x5 cm. Collected by Arcadii Shpachenko in the early 90th. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 203584    View Count: 50

Meliphanite : (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]

Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 267941    View Count: 10

Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4], Aegirine-augite : (Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6, Meliphanite : (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]

Sakhariok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Alkaline metasomatic rock, composed by pinkish transparent to translucent nepheline grains, greenish-black aegirin-augite and inclusions of olive-yellow grains of meliphanite (left side of the specimen). Specimen size is 6.5x4.5x4 cm. Collected by Arcadii Shpachenko in the early 90th. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 203585    View Count: 80
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