Russia, Murmansk
Kovdor Massif, Russia
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: magnetite, apatite, phlogopite, baddeleyite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: carbonatite-phoscorite complex
Kovdor is a documented carbonatite complex, type locality for several species.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active open pit
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