Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

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Amicite : K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5H2O
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Field of view ca. 9 mm. Interference colors caused by internal cracks. Zeolite collection of Volker Betz.
© Volker Betz	Photo ID: 162131    View Count: 455
Amicite : K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5H2O, Goethite : α-Fe3+O(OH)
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Colourless Amicite-xls associated with red Goethite. Picture width 3mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas.
© O. Dziallas	Photo ID: 38819    View Count: 840
Amicite : K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5H2O
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Amicite. Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. Size: Nice specimen with 4,2 X 3,8 X 2,5cm well covered with crystals up to 5mm (huge for species). Please see child photos.
© vasco trancoso	Photo ID: 206417    View Count: 132
Belovite-(La) : NaSr3(La,Ce)[(F,OH)|(PO4)3], Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O, Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Thin belovite-(La) crystal sections in natrolite, with aegirine. Note cross-sections of other crystals in photograph. S294-31 Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company. 0.1 cm diameter crystal.
© 2007, JGW	Photo ID: 133588    View Count: 264
Bonshtedtite : Na3Fe2+[PO4|CO3]
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Bonshtedtite xx with Pirssonite, Paranatrolite The image is 6 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 01-001.
	Photo ID: 24689    View Count: 514
Bonshtedtite : Na3Fe2+[PO4|CO3]
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Bonshtedtite xx, Picture size 2 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 01-001.
© 2004 M. Kampf	Photo ID: 24705    View Count: 358
Bussenite : Na2Ba2FeTiSi2O7(CO3)(OH)3F
	Hilairitovoye pegmatite, Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Specimen is 2 mm long.
© Sergey Vasiliev	Photo ID: 71468    View Count: 277
Canasite : K2Na4Ca5(Si12O30(OH,F)4
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Yellow 7 mm grain of Canasite in matrix. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
© Leon Hupperichs	Photo ID: 122713    View Count: 135
Cancrinite : Na6Ca2[(CO3)2|Al6Si6O24] · 2H2O, Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4], Aegirine-augite : (Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6, Eudialyte : Na15Ca6(Fe2+,Mn2+)3Zr3[Si25O73](O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Unusualy coloured green cancrinite form triangular grain in the center of the specimen. It nothing replace and is obviously primary mineral of this urtite-pegmatite. Associating minerals are grey nepheline, black aegirin-augite (aegirin-I) and minor pink eudialyte. Astrophyllite replacing aegirin is unvisible on this side of the sample. Specimen ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 174102    View Count: 123
Carbocernaite : (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
	Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia 2.1mm spray of xls. JBS specimen and photo.
© JBS 2006	Photo ID: 79460    View Count: 380