Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

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Bario-olgite : Ba(Na,Sr,REE)2Na[PO4]2, Villiaumite : NaF, Vuonnemite : Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Opaque white masses of bario-olgite, fluorescent SW orange, in massive villiaumite with vuonnemite. Child photo is the same with visible light illumination. S402-106 0.3 cm field of view. Excalibur Mineral specimen.
© 2007, JGW	Photo ID: 139933    View Count: 234
Bartonite : K3Fe10S14
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia A 0.2 cm clot of bartonite in typical matrix for the locality. Excalibur Mineral specimen. S411-187. Note - labeled as being from Kedykverpakhk, I am assuming the full locality is Palitra pegmatite.
© 2009, JGW	Photo ID: 253306    View Count: 17
Chlorbartonite : K6Fe24S26(Cl,S), Ussingite : Na2AlSi3O8OH
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Minute metallic masses of chlorbartonite, with masses and acicular crystals of ussingite. Note tip of red colored arrow adhering to specimen. S411-115 0.06 cm field of view, horizontal. Excalibur Mineral specimen.
© 2008, JGW	Photo ID: 181768    View Count: 134
Kapustinite : Na5(Na,Mn2+)<1Zr[Si6O16(OH)2], Eudialyte Group, Manganoneptunite : Na2KLi(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Ti2[Si8O24], Ussingite : Na2AlSi3O8OH, Microcline : K[AlSi3O8], Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6], Thermonatrite : Na2CO3·H2O
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia 18x17 mm section of isometric crystal of purplish-red kapustinite from the type locality. Mineral covered by white powder of new-formed thermonatrite, which appear during reaction of the kapustinite with carbon dioxyde from air. Associating minerals are large orange grain of eudialyte group mineral (not identified yet), red manganoneptunite (group ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 166590    View Count: 254
Kapustinite : Na5(Na,Mn2+)<1Zr[Si6O16(OH)2], Kazakovite : Na6Ti[Si6O16(OH)2]
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia A 1 cm grain of brown Kapustinite rimmed by brownish yellow Kazakovite in Ussingite from the Palitra pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola, Russia. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
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Kapustinite : Na5(Na,Mn2+)<1Zr[Si6O16(OH)2]
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia 1.5 cm grain of deep cherry-red kapustinite ingrown in matrix and covered by a Na carbonate.
© L Kruszewski 2007	Photo ID: 90934    View Count: 188
Kapustinite : Na5(Na,Mn2+)<1Zr[Si6O16(OH)2], Eudialyte Group, Manganoneptunite : Na2KLi(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Ti2[Si8O24], Vuonnemite : Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH), Microcline : K[AlSi3O8], Ussingite : Na2AlSi3O8OH, Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Three sections of isometric crystals of purplish-red kapustinite from the type locality. Mineral covered by white powder of new-formed thermonatrite, which appear during reaction of the kapustinite with carbon dioxyde from air. Associating minerals are large orange grain of eudialyte group mineral (not identified yet), red manganoneptunite (form ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 166593    View Count: 130
Kapustinite : Na5(Na,Mn2+)<1Zr[Si6O16(OH)2]
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Zoom of the center of 1.5 cm kapustinite grain. Field of view is about 0,5 cm.
© L Kruszewski 2007	Photo ID: 90108    View Count: 108
Kazakovite : Na6Ti[Si6O16(OH)2]
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Extremely large (apparently one of the largest known in nature) rhombododecahedral crystal of mustard-brown Kazakovite in feldspar-natrolite brecciated rock with grains of Kazakovite up to 1 cm. Associating minerals are white films of thermonatrite and minor red villiaumite, replacing kazakovite, also vuonnemite, phosinaite and minor aegirine (all ... Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 18th Sep 2009
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Kazakovite : Na6Ti[Si6O16(OH)2], Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O, Villiaumite : NaF, Thermonatrite : Na2CO3·H2O
	Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Extremely large (apparently one of the largest known in nature) rhombododecahedral crystal of mustard-brown Kazakovite in glassy Natrolite with minor red Villiaumite. Kazakovite is ultra-alkaline mineral and unstable in moist air. It decomposing with formation of white powders of Thermonatrite dust and slowly transform into Tisinalite. But this ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 225660    View Count: 87