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Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

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 Map Reference: 67°33'N , 30°30'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Andradite
    var: Demantoid
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Alex
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [AmMin 86:198]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Staffelite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Baddeleyite
    ZrO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Germano Fretti
  		• Bakhchisaraitsevite (TL)
    Na
     
    2
    		Mg
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [MinRec 32:413]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
     
  		•  Bobierrite
    Mg
     
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Germano Fretti
  		• Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Cancrinite
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Catapleiite
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Clinohumite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    9
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Germano Fretti
  		• Collinsite
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Djerfisherite
    K
     
    6
    		(Cu,Fe,Ni)
     
    25
    		S
     
    26
    		Cl
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Eudialyte
    Na
     
    15
    		Ca
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](O,OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Feklichevite
    Na
     
    11
    		Ca
     
    9
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Zr
     
    3
    		Nb[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](OH,H
     
    2
    		O,Cl,O)
     
    5
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Thomas Witzke
  		•  Forsterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Girvasite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		Mg
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		|H
     
    2
    		PO
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Gladiusite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(Fe,Mg)
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
     
    11
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Thomas Witzke
  		•  Henrymeyerite (TL)
    BaFe
    2+
     
    		Ti
     
    7
    		O
     
    16
    Type Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [AmMin 86:198]; Mitchell R. H., Yakovenchuk V. N., Chakhmouradian A. R., Burns P., Pakhomovsky Y. A., 2000. Henrymeyerite, a new hollandite-type Ba-Fe Titanate from the Kovdor Complex, Russia. Canad. Miner., 38: 617-626. ]
  		•  Hydrotalcite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Juonniite
    CaMgSc(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 32:413]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Thomas Witzke
  		•  Kovdorskite (TL)
    Mg
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)(OH)·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Labuntsovite-Mg (TL)
    Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    4
    		(Ba,K)
     
    2
    		Mg(Ti,Nb)
     
    8
    		[(O,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 10H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 130, issue 4, 36-45; American Mineralogist, Volume 87, pages 1731–1735, 2002]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Labuntsovite-Mn
    Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    4
    		(Ba,K)
     
    2
    		Mn
    2+
     
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    8
    		[(O,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 10-12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Lemmleinite-K
    K
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		[(OH,O)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Manasseite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Peter Kohorst
  		•  Melilite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		(Al,Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)[(Al,Si)SiO
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Nastrophite
    Na(Sr,Ba)PO
     
    4
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 32:413]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Priderite
    (K,Ba)(Ti,Fe)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow]
  		•  Quintinite
    Mg
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    12
    		CO
     
    3
    		H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [http://maurice.strahlen.org/kola/kovdor.htm]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Richterite
    Na[CaNa][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Rimkorolgite
    (Mg,Mn)
     
    5
    		(Ba,Sr,Ca)(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 27:305]
  		•  Shortite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Sjögrenite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Germano Fretti
  		• Strontiowhitlockite
    Sr
     
    9
    		Mg[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    6
    		[HPO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Tetra-ferriphlogopite (TL)
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Type Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Paul Bongaerts
  		•  Thorianite
    ThO
     
    2
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Vermiculite
    (Mg,Fe,Al)
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Vinogradovite
    (Na,Ca,K)
     
    4
    		Ti
     
    4
    		AlSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    23
    		(OH)·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Vishnevite
    (Na,K)
     
    8
    		[(SO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
  		•  Wadeite
    K
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Site Photo
    Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
    © Crystal Vine
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]


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