Canasite, Biotite, Microcline, Titanite

Locality: Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Note: The mineral species Canasite is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Cm-size olive-green tabular grains of canasite with perfect cleavage in nephelin-syenite matrix. Associated minerals are brownish crystal of lepidomelane (titanian biotite), grey to pinkish microcline, black aegirin-augite and light-brown titanite. Specimen size is 4x2.5 cm. Collected by Zoya V. Shlyukova from drill-hole #1245 on depth 541 m on Eveslogchorr Mt. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

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