Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
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About Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
Formula:
(Ca,Sr,REE)5(PO4)3(F,O)
A variety of Fluorapatite
A Strontium- and REE-bearing fluorapatite from the Kola peninsula with contents SrO around 10 mas.% and LREE2O3 about 12 mas.%. Usual ore apatite of Khibina with SrO ~5 mas.% and REE2O3 ~2 mas.% don't considered as saamite.
A Strontium- and REE-bearing fluorapatite from the Kola peninsula with contents SrO around 10 mas.% and LREE2O3 about 12 mas.%. Usual ore apatite of Khibina with SrO ~5 mas.% and REE2O3 ~2 mas.% don't considered as saamite.
Chemical Properties of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
Formula:
(Ca,Sr,REE)5(PO4)3(F,O)
Synonyms of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
Other Language Names for Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Tsepinite-Na | 3 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Tsepinite-Na on mindat.org. |
| Lemmleinite-Ba | 3 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Lemmleinite-Ba on mindat.org. |
| Aegirine | 2 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Aegirine on mindat.org. |
| Kupletskite | 2 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Kupletskite on mindat.org. |
| Magnesio-arfvedsonite | 2 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Magnesio-arfvedsonite on mindat.org. |
| Carbonate-rich Apatite | 2 photos of Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) associated with Carbonate-rich Apatite on mindat.org. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
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Volkova and Melentiev (1939) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S., n.s.: 25,120-122
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 879.
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Localities for Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev)
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| Semenov E.I. (1972) Mineralogy of Lovozero alkaline massif, - Moscow, Nauka, p. 308 (in Rus.) |
Pegmatite No. 47, Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia