Shomiokite-(Y)Shomiokitovoe pegmatite, Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Photo: Pavel M. Kartashov Шомиокитовое
A very large agpaitic pegmatite body discovered in 1996 on the northern flank of the Umbozero mine on Alluaiv Mt.
Intensely hydrothermally reworked, extremely Na-rich, CO2-rich and relatively Si-rich pegmatite.
Exceptionally large crystals of many minerals are known from the body (for example up to 20 cm long shomiokite-(Y) crystals).
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46 entries listed. 43 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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