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Elbrusite from
Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia


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Elbrusite

Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera, Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
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Elbrusite

Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera, Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
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Elbrusite

Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera, Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Classification
Species:Elbrusite
Formula:Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbrusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:947087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:947087:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbrusite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘUpper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
References
Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin, E. V., Armbruster, T., Lazic, B., Kusz, J., Dzierżanowski, P., Gazeev, V. M., Pertsev, N. N., Prusik, K., Zadov, A. E., Winiarski, A., Wrzalik, R., Gurbanov, A. G. (2010) Elbrusite-(Zr)--A new uranian garnet from the Upper Chegem caldera, Kabardino-Balkaria, Northern Caucasus, Russia. American Mineralogist, 95 (8) 1172-1181 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3507
 
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