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Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

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(Олений Ручей)

"Carbonatite stoсk" (in reality stockwork) of Khibina located in Eastern part of the massif and marked out its intrusive center. Country rocks of the valley are foidolites that are cut by dykes of alkali feldspar trachyte.



References:
- Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G., Pakhomovsky, Y. & Men'shikov, Y. (2005): Khibiny. Apatity & London (Laplandia Minerals in association with the Mineral. Soc. of GB & Ireland), 468 pp.
- Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Amphiboles of the Khibiny Alkaline Pluton, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.





Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Altisite (TL)
    Na
     
    3
    		K
     
    6
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    26
    		Cl
     
    3
    Type Locality: Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Description: Found in drill core (470 m).
    Reference: [ZVMO (1994) 123/6, 82-86; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © 2008, JGW
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Ancylite-(Ce)
    SrCe[OH|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Bonshtedtite
    Na
     
    3
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		[PO
     
    4
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Burbankite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    3
    		(Sr,Ba,Ce)
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    5
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  		•  Calcite
    var: Manganoan Calcite
    (Ca,Mn)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Carbocernaite
    (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Thomas Witzke
  		•  Cordylite-(Ce)
    (Na,Ca)BaCe
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		F
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Dawsonite
    NaAlCO
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  		•  Dolomite
    var: Manganoan Dolomite
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Ferropargasite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Ferrotychite (TL)
    Na
     
    6
    		(Fe,Mn,Mg)
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    Type Locality: Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [ZVMO,(1981) 110, 600-603; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © 2007, JGW
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Huanghoite-(Ce)
    BaCe[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Magnesioastrophyllite
    (Na,K)
     
    4
    		Mg
     
    2
    		(Fe,Fe,Mn)
     
    5
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH,F)
     
    7
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]
  		•  Magnesiohastingsite
    Na[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Nacaphite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Natrite (TL)
    Na
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Type Locality: Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Nefedovite
    Na
     
    5
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		F
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Pectolite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Rasvumite
    KFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Shcherbakovite
    Na(K,Ba)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		[O|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Shortite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Siderite
    var: Manganoan Siderite
    (Fe,Mn)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Mikhailova, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 599-606.]
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
  		•  Synchysite-(Ce)
    Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [P.M. Kartashov data]
    Site Photo
    Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  		•  Tinaksite
    K
     
    2
    		Na(Ca,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ti[O|Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    18
    		(OH)]
    Reference: [Mandarino, 1997]
  		•  Villiaumite
    NaF
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]


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