Aykuayvenchorr Mt., Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Network structure of Catapleiite pseudomorphose after large tabular Eudialyte crystal from border zone of the pegmatite. Associating mineral visible here is yellowish earthy Ancylite-(La) at the right side. Size of the pseudomorphose fragment is 12x10x5 cm. Selfcollected in July of 1983. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#1071) and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

4 mm size "snowflake" - triplet of epididymite in the vug of khibinit-pegmatite. Associating minerals are grey albite xls and green aegirine. This is the first selfcollected epididymite xl from the locality (August 1983). Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

2.6 mm wide field of view with minute yellowish crystals of ancylite-(La), the only Sr- and La-rich mineral presently known. Association includes colourless microcline and black aegirine (the second not to be seen here). Ancylite-(La) crystals form an earthy-looking carpet on the microcline-aegirine specimen, obtained from Sonke Stolze (thanks!).

© Łukasz Kruszewski 2008

Brown catapleite from pegmatite in the Aikuaiventchorr mountain near Kirovsk. This specimen was find in the expedition of geological school in 2007. Size 10*7*5 cm. Foto D. Tonkacheev.

© Dmitry Tonkacheev

Intergrown hexagonal blades of pinkish, somewhat irizating catapleiite, growing on aegirine (acmite)-rock. Field of view is 1.6 cm.

© Lukasz Kruszewski 2007

4 mm in diameter triplet of epididymite. Associated minerals are chabazite-Na rhomboedrons and albite. Selfcollected in August 1998. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

5 mm in diameter triplet of epididymite. Associated minerals are chabazite-Na rhomboedrons, albite and aegirine. Selfcollected in August 1998. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Another view with 0.8 mm wide area covered by minute yellowish crystals of ancylite-(La), the only Sr- and La-rich mineral presently known. Association includes colourless microcline and black aegirine (the second not to be seen here). Ancylite-(La) crystals form an earthy-looking carpet on the microcline-aegirine specimen, obtained from Sonke ...

© Łukasz Kruszewski 2008

A layer of small dark crystals on microcline with aegirine. The label says 'chabazite-Sr' but that doesn't occur on this locality (Pavel Kartashov communication) Collection and photo Erik Vercammen.

Harvest in August, 2017 during the journey "kola 2017" by mindat

Tabular crystals, with rounded and distorted contour, translucent, yellowish brown in color, of ancylite- (La). Analyzed and received by eng. Renato Pagano. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D750, two bellows, Luminar 25 mm, total opening.

white cristal of albite on aegirine (kola2017)

Carsten Slotta/mintreasure.com specimen, photo Joachim Esche ID by Dr. M. Murashko modified Wild M420 photomacroscope with apozoom and Canon EOS 550D

© Joachim Esche 2018

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Harvest in August, 2017 during the journey "kola 2017" by mindat

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Harvest in August, 2017 during the journey "kola 2017" by mindat

This specimen with clear, twinned crystals of epididymite was collected by the Russian mineralogist Pavel Kartashov at a locality he called the Analcime Valley, Aykuayvenchorr Mt., Khibiny, Russia, in August 1983. My catalog number 3649. FOV 3.88 mm. Collection and photo OT. Ljøstad.

Brown tablets on white crystals of analcime (kola 2017)

Brown tablets on aegirine albite ; find during "kola 2017" by mindat

epididymite in classic snowflake form on albite In Coll. M. Slama (ex Collection of Gabriele Zaccaria) Canon EOS 250D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 27 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)

© Martin Slama

epididymite in classic snowflake form on albite In Coll. M. Slama (ex Collection of Gabriele Zaccaria) Canon EOS 250D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 23 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)

© Martin Slama

braun tablets (kola2017)

epididymite in classic snowflake form on albite In Coll. M. Slama (ex Collection of Gabriele Zaccaria) Canon EOS 250D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 21 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)

© Martin Slama

The epididymite star-like twin, continuing into a grid of parallel growth, associated with albite and analcime from microcline-aegirine vein №22.

© Dmitry Petrukhin

© Dmitry Tonkacheev

An unusual mineral and colour of catapleiite from Aikuaivenchorr Mt. Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Purchased from kendalminerals on Etsy.