Classification

Species:

'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Nizhnesayanskii carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1076790

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1076790:0

GUID (UUID V4):

330dc115-b8bc-45ba-b32b-9b1d34473243

Nearest other occurrences of Apatite

2.2km (1.3 miles)

ⓘ Bol’shaya Tagna massif, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

6.3km (3.9 miles)

ⓘ Beloziminskoe, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

9.9km (6.2 miles)

ⓘ Sredhaya Zima Complex, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

49.6km (30.8 miles)

ⓘ Bol'shetagninskoe Massif, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

References

L. Kogarko (1995) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Part Two: Former USSR

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., Kononkova, N. N. (2007) Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15 (6) 551-574 doi:10.1134/s0869591107060033	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	and Carbonatites of the Belaya Zima Alkaline Carbonatite Complex, Eastern Sayan I. A. Andreevaa, V. I...Sciences, Staromonetnyi per. 35, Moscow, 119017 Russia e-mail: andreeva@igem.ru, vik@igem.ru b Vernadsky...Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 19, Moscow, 117975 Russia Received July 17, 2006 Abstract—Based on the investigation...carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex (eastern Sayan, Russia). Primary melt and coexisting...amphibole (?), perovskite, potassium feldspar, apatite, calcite, pyrrhotite, and titanomagnetite were
	Skolotnev, S. G., Petrova, V. V., Peyve, A. A. (2012) Origin of submarine volcanism at the eastern margin of the central atlantic: Investigation of the alkaline volcanic rocks of the carter seamount (Grimaldi Seamounts) Petrology, 20 (1) 59-85 doi:10.1134/s086959111106004x	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	of Sciences, Pyzhevskii per. 7, Moscow, 119017 Russia email: skol@ginras.ru Received February 16, 2011;...occasionally, zeolite. The accessory minerals (~5%) are apatite, spinel, phl ogopite, and zircon. Rounded vesicles...albite. The accessory minerals (~5 vol %) are apatite, titanite, kaersutite, phlogopite, zircon, chromite...and kaersutite phenocrysts. (c) Xenocrysts of apatite and titanomagnetite and their inter growth can...of the rocks with kaersutite phenocrysts and an apatite xenocryst in the matrix of clinopyroxene, plagioclase

Apatite from Nizhnesayanskii carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Apatite from
Nizhnesayanskii carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia