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Nordite-(La): (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Magnesio-arfvedsonite: NaNa2(Mg4Fe++)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments: Large tabular crystal of brownish nordite-(La). Accessory minerals are white chalky natrolite and black prismatic magnesioarfvedsonite. Location: Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: FOV is 12x10 mm. © Pavel M. Kartashov