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Murmanite Group

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Murmanite
Flora Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
© Ł Kruszewski 2007

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Apparently later subseded by the Lomonosovite Group.

Classification of Murmanite Group

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Relationship of Murmanite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Epistolite
Na
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)O
 
2
 · nH
 
2
O
Murmanite
Na
 
2
Ti
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)O
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
Vuonnemite
Na
 
11
Ti
4+
 
Nb
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
3
(F,OH)

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Murmanite Group

Reference List:

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Németh, P., Ferraris, G., Radnóczi, G., Ageeva, O. A. (2005): TEM and X-ray study of syntactic intergrowths of epistolite, murmanite and shkatulkalite. Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 973-987.

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    • Localities for Murmanite Group

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Brazil
     
    • Santa Catarina
    		[Murmanite]
    Canada
     
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
    		[Murmanite]
    [Murmanite] GSC locality database
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Lajemmerais RCM
          • Varennes & St-Amable
            • Saint-Amable sill
    		[Epistolite] Mineralogical Record: 29: 83.
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		[Epistolite] Horváth, L and Gault, R.A. (1990), The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire Quebec. Mineralogical Record: 21: 284-359.
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
    		[Murmanite] Soerensen, H. (2001): The Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland: status of mineralogical research with new results, Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 190, GEUS
          • Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth
            • Head of Kangerdluarssuq
              • Lilleelv
                • Mellemelv
    		[Epistolite] Pekov, I.V. et. al. (2004): Potassic-Arfvedsonite a K-dominant Amphibole of the Arfvedsonite-series from agpaitic pegmatites, Neues Jahrbuch Mineralogie, Monatshefte, Vol. 12, 555-574
    [Epistolite] Petersen, O., Giester, G., Brandstätter, F., Niedermayr, G. (2002): Nabesite, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 40, 173-181
            • Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit
              • Kvanefjeld adit
    		[Epistolite] Peterson, O., Johnson, O. Leonardsen, E., Roensbo, J. (1984): Kvanefjeldite a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South West Greenland, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 22, 465-467
          • Tasseq area
            • Nakalak (Nakalaq; Nakkaalaaq) Mt.
    		[Epistolite] Semenov, E.I., Kazakova, M.E., Bukin, V.J. (1968): Ilimaussite, a new rare earth – niobium – barium silicate, from Ilimaussaq, South Greenland, Medd. Groenland, Vol. 181 (7), 3-7
    [Epistolite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer
          • Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord)
    		[Epistolite] Soerensen, H. (1962): On the occurence of Steenstrupine in the Ilimaussaq massif, southwest Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn
    [Epistolite] Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn
            • Nunasarnaq
    		[Murmanite] B. Otter collection
    [Epistolite] [Soerensen, H. (1962): On the occurrence of Steenstrupine in the Ilimaussaq massif, southwest Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn] [Horvath L., Petersen, O. V. & Johnsen, O. (2005): Minerals First described from Greenland. Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 8]
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		[Murmanite] Men'shikov, Y.P., et al (2006), American Mineralogist: 91: 922-928.
    [Murmanite] Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Men’shikov, Y.P., Konopleva, N.G., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 732-745.
    [Vuonnemite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages
    [Murmanite] Marek Patus collection
    [Vuonnemite]
    [Vuonnemite] Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] No reference listed
          • Lovozero Massif
    		[Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] Pavel M. Kartashov data
              • Umbozero mine (Umba mine)
    		[Vuonnemite] Lapis, 4/97, Ivanjuk et al.; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite]
    [Vuonnemite] Pavel M. Kartashov data
    [Vuonnemite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite]
    [Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Epistolite] Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 130, issue 2, 53-58
    [Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. et al (2003): New Data on Minerals: 38: 20-33.
    [Vuonnemite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
              • Second Eastern Stream
    		[Epistolite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    [Vuonnemite] Mineralogical Record: 36(4): 397-416.
    [Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Epistolite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Epistolite] Ermolaeva, V.N., Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Zadov, A.E. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(8), 758-775.
    [Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
            • Sengischorr Mt
              • Motchisuai River Valley
    		[Epistolite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
            • Tyul'bnyunuai River Valley
    		[Murmanite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    [Murmanite] Am Min (1941), 25:425
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