Marchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Eudialyte crystal mm 2,1 on matrix. Photo and collection Germano Fretti

© Germano Fretti

Composite bipyramidal crystal, measuring 1.5 cm across. Collected in 1991. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 81-023).

© Peter Haas

Massive agregate of large cm-size grains of light-lilac wadeite with inclusion of partially etched greenish nepheline from nephelin-syenite pegmatite. Such rock may be named "wadeitite". Wadeite content in the specimen is 75 wol.%! Specimen size is 7x5x2.5 cm. Collected in 1983. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#3249) and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Ilmenite crystals mm3,8 on matrix Photo and collection Germano Fretti

© Germano Fretti

Massive agregate of large cm-size grains of light-lilac Wadeite with inclusions of white Microcline from nephelin-syenite pegmatite. Such rock may be named "wadeitite".:) Wadeite content in the specimen is 75 wol.%! Specimen size is 7x2.5 cm. Collected in 1983. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#3249) and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Beautiful crystal of 1,2 cms of ilmenite, on crystals of albite and orthoclase.

Very rare conctact twinned zircon crystals of 2,4 cm. Twinned minerals collection of Ferdinando Giovine

Manganoneptunite from Khibiny. Collection of the Fersman's Mineralogical Museum in Moscow. Specimen donated by G. Riabinin in 2010y.

© Dmitry Tonkacheev

The crystal of 1,2 cms of ilmenite, to the left some photo is the same of the photo-519885.html

© Uwe Haubenreisser

F o v mm 2,0 x mm 3,0 Photo with Canon Eos 600 D + Bellows + Rodenstock Rodagon 35 mm 1:4,0 reversed Photo and collection Giovanni Scapin

© Giovanni Scapin 2018

It is a small crystal of eudialyte (9.5-10.0 mm) and it is not a big reason for me to publish this photo. But its shape is very typical for the specimens from the south slope of The Marchenko peak. The crystal's form is a tabular triangle (or rounded "emergency button") with line imprints of aegirine crystals on the glossy faces of the eudialyte. ...

© Ivan Novikov

A big crystal, measures about 2.5 cm, slightly radioactive.

© Hercule Shen

Very glossy, translucent and sharp meaty red crystals on the matrix (aegirine and feldspar). The largest crystal (20 x 22 mm) is partially damaged. Self collected in 2021.

© Ivan Novikov

© Dmitry Tonkacheev

Pearly-white crystals of punkaruaivite in natrolite. Same material analysed by I. Pekov. Self collected & photo by Dmitry Petrukhin.

© Dmitry Petrukhin

A beautiful, three-dimensional, 2.5 cm radial spray of golden-brown acicular Astrophyllite is associated with a 1.4 cm inverted, fan-like spray of Astrophyllite on a small amount of matrix. Very aesthetic example of a mineral characteristically found embedded in the matrix. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

Aegirine and ilmenite crystals in albite. Shot on Nikon D5000.

© Pavel Fedorov

My favorite free-growth astrophyllite I've seen from the 2021 finds in the Khibiny Massif. After probably two years, I finally have this glorious piece in my collection. Ex Niklas Steirer.

© Matthäus Parshchikov