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


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Hilairitovoye pegmatite, Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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Description
Type Locality:Hilairitovoye pegmatite, Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia is the type locality for Middendorfite
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:I. V. Pekov, N. V. Chukanov, V. T. Dubinchuk & A. E. Zadov (2006): Middendorfite, K3Na2Mn5Si12(O,OH)36• 2H2O, a new mineral from Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula. Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, 135(3), 42–52.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Aegirine
Calcite
Cancrisilite
Fluorite
Microcline
Natrolite
Sodalite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Middendorfite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hilairitovoye pegmatite, Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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