Northern Region, Russia

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A handful of apatite (saamite) crystals from pegmatite no. 47
	Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt. (Lepkhe-Nelm Mt.), Seidozero Lake, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia A handful of the so called saamite apatite crystals from the pegmatite no 47 at Lepkhe-nel'm mountain. The yellowish apatite crystals from this locality can be found in sizes up to 20 cm. It is a common mistake to call saamite for strontium apatite or with its new name: apatite-(SrOH). But saamite is not strontium apatite/apatite-(SrOH), but ...
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A murmanite locality on Flora Mountain, Lovozero
	Flora Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia A small quarry where large (too large for a micromounter) crystals of murmanite are found. I took this picture in July 1992.
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Apatite mines near the mining town Kirovsk
	Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia There are several huge apatite mines in the area around the mining town Kirovsk in Khibiny massif. The photo was taken in 1992.
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Apatite mines near the mining town Kirovsk
	Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia There are several huge apatite mines and mine dumps in the area around the mining town Kirovsk in the Khibiny massif. The photo was taken in 1992.
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At the Kedykverpakhk Mountain
	Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia At the Kedykverpakhk Mountain in 1992. The Karnasurt mine can be seen in the backgroud. I collected some nice lamprophyllite crystals at the slope of Kedykverpakhk Mountain. The Kedykverpakhk mine is the type locality for 10 minerals.
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Central part of Khibiny massif - Tuliok river valley.
	Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia View on the central part of Khibiny massif from Yukspor Mt. plateau. Mountains from left to right: steep cliff with snow in circuss - Kukisvumchorr, then Southern and Northern Rischorrs, then (after junction of photos) Lyavochorr and Suoluaiv. Under Suoluaiv is visible snow on the top of Eastern Partomchorr Mt. Under the later small Rypnetsk Mt. ...
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Central part of Vuonnemiok river valley
	Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Central part of Vuonnemiok river valley. View from dumps of N'orkpakhk quarry. Far dumps are from Central mine of Rasvumchorr, and northern cliffs of Rasvumchorr plateau over them. The rightmost green cliff with snow is the slope of Eveslogchorr Mt. General direction of the view is to WEW from ENE. When I had reach this place the first time (in ...
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Collecting at Ramsayite Point, Lovozero, Russia
	Flora Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Some Czechian mineralogists were looking for large lorenzenite crystals at Ramsayite Point on the Flora Mountain in Lovozero. Fantastic specimens consisting of perfect crystals to several centimeters have been found here. The big crystals are not easy to find, so I concentrated my collecting on finding crystals suitable for micromounting. ...
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Collecting at the Umba mine
	Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Me collecting at the dumps of the Umba mine (Umbozero mine) at the eastern slope of the Alluaiv mountain in the Lovozero Massif in 1992. The mine is the type-locality for 5 minerals. The ore is loparite found in a 2 – 3 m layer of ijolite – urtite rock.
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Collecting at Vavnbed, Lovozero, Russia
	Vavnbed Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Two surprisingly young, Russian amateur mineralcollectors had traveled several hundred kilometres to collect zircone crystals. The Vavnbed locality is situated in a forested area. One of the most sought after minerals from this locality is dipyramidal zircone crystals, and Vavnbed might be the best zircone locality in Russia. It is the type ...
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