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Koashva, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Russia

Alternative Names:	Koashva, Коа́шва, Коашва
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Kirovsk Urban District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Region:	Murmanskaya Oblast’, Russia
Latitude:	67° 39' 20" N
Longitude:	34° 4' 55" E
Lat/Long (dec):	67.65583,34.08222
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:	882 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	11888190
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:11888190:4
GUID:	e0353904-b6e4-4a6b-aac1-e0d39d037bd3

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 20" N	34° 4' 55" E	0.0km (0.0 miles)
N'orkpakhk Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 41' 53" N	34° 8' 19" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 37' 0" N	34° 0' 0" E	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Kitchepakhk Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 36' 28" N	34° 0' 36" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 44" N	33° 56' 42" E	6.3km (3.9 miles)
Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 34' 54" N	34° 11' 21" E	9.4km (5.8 miles)
Koashkar Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 42' 45" N	34° 14' 56" E	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 35' 59" N	33° 53' 59" E	9.9km (6.2 miles)
Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), The Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 44' 49" N	34° 7' 59" E	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Rasvumchorr Mine, Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 37' 57" N	33° 50' 36" E	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Astrophyllite Stream, Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 0" N	33° 49' 59" E	10.5km (6.6 miles)
Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 42" N	33° 48' 34" E	11.5km (7.2 miles)
Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 23" N	33° 48' 44" E	11.6km (7.2 miles)
The Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 45' 30" N	34° 13' 11" E	12.8km (8.0 miles)
Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 33" N	33° 46' 49" E	13.0km (8.0 miles)
Aykuayvenchorr Mt. (Aikuaivenchorr Mt.; Aikuaiventchorr Mt.), Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 36' 29" N	33° 46' 54" E	13.8km (8.6 miles)
Saami Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 41' 27" N	33° 45' 24" E	14.3km (8.9 miles)
Material'naya Adit, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 38' 26" N	33° 44' 32" E	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 0" N	33° 43' 0" E	15.5km (9.6 miles)
252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 0" N	33° 43' 0" E	15.5km (9.6 miles)
Restin'yun Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 48' 59" N	34° 11' 31" E	18.5km (11.5 miles)
Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 40" N	33° 39' 59" E	19.3km (12.0 miles)
Lesser Vudjavr lake, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 5" N	33° 36' 51" E	19.8km (12.3 miles)
Kaskasnyunchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 46' 14" N	33° 41' 33" E	20.8km (12.9 miles)
Namuaiv Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 50' 35" N	34° 6' 26" E	20.9km (13.0 miles)
Marchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 45' 38" N	33° 39' 10" E	21.5km (13.4 miles)
Partomchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 48' 39" N	33° 45' 49" E	21.9km (13.6 miles)
Kuftnyun Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 35" N	34° 34' 7" E	22.0km (13.7 miles)
Lyavochorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 50' 1" N	33° 51' 1" E	22.1km (13.7 miles)
Tavaiok River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 47' 7" N	34° 30' 38" E	23.1km (14.4 miles)

Central part of Vuonnemiok river valley

Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Mining within the Rasvumchorr Mt.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

View into the open pit

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Central part of Vuonnemiok river valley

Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Mining within the Rasvumchorr Mt.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

View into the open pit

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Central part of Vuonnemiok river valley

Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Mining within the Rasvumchorr Mt.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Alexkhomyakovite (TL)

ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'

ⓘ Alluaivite

ⓘ Amicite

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ Andrianovite (TL)

ⓘ Barytolamprophyllite

ⓘ Batisite

ⓘ Belovite-(Ce)

ⓘ Belovite-(La) (TL)

ⓘ 'Biotite'

ⓘ Bonshtedtite (TL)

ⓘ var: Strontioburbankite

ⓘ Calciomurmanite (TL)

ⓘ Carbobystrite (TL)

ⓘ Chlorbartonite (TL)

ⓘ Clinophosinaite (TL)

ⓘ Crawfordite (TL)

ⓘ Cryptophyllite (TL)

ⓘ Davinciite (TL)

ⓘ Delhayelite

ⓘ Deloneite (TL)

ⓘ Denisovite (TL)

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ Djerfisherite

ⓘ Dolomite

ⓘ Dorfmanite (TL)

ⓘ Eveslogite (TL)

ⓘ Fersmanite (TL)

ⓘ Fivegite (TL)

ⓘ Fluorapatite

ⓘ var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

ⓘ Fluorcaphite (TL)

ⓘ Hydrodelhayelite (TL)

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Imandrite (TL)

ⓘ Ivanyukite-Cu (TL)

ⓘ Ivanyukite-K (TL)

ⓘ Ivanyukite-Na (TL)

ⓘ Ivanyukite-Na-C (TL)

ⓘ Ivanyukite-Na-T (TL)

ⓘ Kalborsite (TL)

ⓘ Kostylevite (TL)

ⓘ 'Labuntsovite Supergroup'

ⓘ Labyrinthite (TL)

ⓘ Lemmleinite-K (TL)

ⓘ Leucophanite

ⓘ Lisitsynite (TL)

ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

ⓘ Magnetite

ⓘ var: Titanium-bearing Magnetite

ⓘ Megacyclite (TL)

ⓘ Megakalsilite (TL)

ⓘ Paranatisite (TL)

ⓘ Paranatrolite

ⓘ Paratsepinite-Ba

ⓘ Paraumbite (TL)

ⓘ Pectolite

ⓘ Perlialite (TL)

ⓘ Phosinaite-(Ce) (TL)

ⓘ Pirssonite

ⓘ Polezhaevaite-(Ce) (TL)

ⓘ Potassic-arfvedsonite

ⓘ 'Potassic-ferro-richterite'

ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite

ⓘ Potassic-richterite

ⓘ Priderite

ⓘ Punkaruaivite (TL)

ⓘ Rastsvetaevite (TL)

ⓘ Rasvumite (TL)

ⓘ Rémondite-(Ce)

ⓘ Rémondite-(La) (TL)

ⓘ Sazykinaite-(Y) (TL)

ⓘ Sekaninaite

ⓘ Serandite

ⓘ Shafranovskite (TL)

ⓘ Shcherbakovite (TL)

ⓘ Shlykovite (TL)

ⓘ Strontiofluorite (TL)

ⓘ Thomsonite-Sr (TL)

ⓘ Tinnunculite (TL)

ⓘ Tisinalite (TL)

ⓘ Tsepinite-Sr (TL)

ⓘ Tugtupite

ⓘ Tundrite-(Ce)

ⓘ Tychite

ⓘ 'UM1990-101-S:CuFeK'

ⓘ 'UM2002-12-OS:CuFe'

ⓘ 'UM2003-18-S:CuFeHNaO'

ⓘ Vuonnemite (TL)

ⓘ Vuoriyarvite-K

ⓘ Wadeite

ⓘ Wilhelmramsayite (TL)

ⓘ Zirsinalite (TL)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Fenite

ⓘ 'Foyaite'

ⓘ Ijolite

ⓘ 'Leucocratic nephelinolite'

ⓘ Nepheline-syenite

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)	Shield
Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Karelian-Kola Alkaline Ultramafic and Carbonatitic Province, Finland/Russia	Geologic Province
Russia	Country
Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Oblast
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Massif
Kirovsk Urban District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	District
Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Peninsula
Soviet Union (1922-1991)	Country

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
	188.45.1208.1325.0.0
Russia, Murmansk, Kirovsk gorsovet	188.45.1208.0.0.0

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