[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:2266":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":11,"weighting":12,"nolocadd":13,"blacklisted":13,"mindat_formula":14,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":15,"elements":16,"sigelements":21,"key_elements":11,"impurities":11,"cim":22,"ima_status":23,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":25,"discovery_year":26,"strunz10ed1":27,"strunz10ed2":28,"strunz10ed3":29,"strunz10ed4":30,"dana8ed1":31,"dana8ed2":32,"dana8ed3":27,"dana8ed4":33,"csystem":34,"cclass":35,"spacegroup":36,"spacegroupset":37,"a":38,"b":39,"c":40,"alpha":41,"beta":42,"gamma":41,"aerror":43,"berror":44,"cerror":43,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":43,"gammaerror":11,"va3":45,"z":46,"csmetamict":13,"commentcrystal":47,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":11,"tlform":48,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":49,"vhnmax":50,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":51,"dmeas2":51,"dcalc":52,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":11,"lustretype":11,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":53,"streak":11,"colour":54,"commentcolor":11,"colors":55,"streak_colors":11,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":11,"cleavagetype":11,"fracturetype":59,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":60,"opticalsign":61,"opticalalpha":62,"opticalalpha2":41,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":63,"opticalbeta2":41,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":64,"opticalgamma2":41,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":41,"opticalomega2":41,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":41,"opticalepsilon2":41,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":41,"opticaln2":41,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":65,"optical2vcalc2":41,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":66,"optical2vmeasured2":67,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":68,"rimax":69,"opticaldispersion":70,"opticalpleochroism":11,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":11,"industrial":11,"occurrence":11,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":71,"description_short":11,"aboutname":72,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":73,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":74,"group_members":75,"associates":76,"confused_with":77,"type_localities":78,"occurrence_total":85,"citations":86,"images":129,"structures":270,"synonyms":281,"language_names":284,"wikidata_qid":313,"texts":314},2266,"1:1:2266:4","b5fb3758-4eae-4bf0-92de-f059b6d6399b","Kovdorskite","Kov",0,"mineral",null,588,false,"Mg\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)·3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mg\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH) · 3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",[17,18,19,20],"Mg","O","P","H",[17,18,19,20],"22.4.2",[24],"APPROVED",1980,"1980","8","D","C","22","43","5","1","Monoclinic",5,14,"P21\u002Fa","10.4785","12.9336","4.7308","0","105.054",1,2,619.14,4,"Cell parameters from Morrison et al. (2012).","Rough prismatic crystals, to 2 cm.","420","450","2.28","2.30","Transparent,Opaque","Colorless, pale rose, bright pink, pale blue",[56,57,58],"colorless","pink","blue","Irregular\u002FUneven,Conchoidal","Biaxial","-","1.528","1.542","1.549","68","80","82",1.528,1.549,"r > v weak","A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 81408.","Named for the Kovdor Massif, Russia, that includes the type locality.","2026-01-25 10:00:43",[],[],[],[],[79],{"id":80,"txt":81,"latitude":82,"longitude":83,"country":84},2722,"Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia",67.5596999,30.4258423,"Russia",3,[87,90,93,97,102,106,110,114,119,124],{"id":88,"year":25,"html":89,"doi":11},16114220,"Kapustin, Yu.L., Bykova, A.V., Pudovkina, Z.V. (1980): Kovdorskite - a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 109(3), 341-347. (in Russian)",{"id":91,"year":25,"html":92,"doi":11},16114221,"Ovchinnikov, V.E., L.P. Solov’eva, Z.V. Pudovkina, Y.L. Kapustin, and N.V. Belov (1980): The crystal structure of kovdorskite Mg2(PO4)(OH)·3H2O. Doklady Academii Nauk SSSR, 255, 351-354 (in Russian).",{"id":94,"year":95,"html":96,"doi":11},527601,1981,"Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf (1981) New Mineral Names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  66 (3-4) 436-439 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM66\u002FAM66_436.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":98,"year":99,"html":100,"doi":101},304972,1982,"Kapustin, Yu. L., Bykova, A. V., Pudovkina, Z. V. (1982) Kovdorskite, a new mineral. \u003Ci>International Geology Review\u003C\u002Fi>,  24 (5) 612-616 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F00206818209451566'>doi:10.1080\u002F00206818209451566\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F00206818209451566",{"id":103,"year":104,"html":105,"doi":11},16114223,1990,"Ponomareva, E.V., Krasnova, N.I. (1990): New data on kovdorskite – Mg2(PO4)(OH)·3H2O. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 119(6), 92-100. (in Russian)",{"id":107,"year":108,"html":109,"doi":11},12909260,2001,"Grant, Raymond W. (2001) 22nd Annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: The Minerals of Russia (Abstracts) \u003Ci>The Mineralogical Record\u003C\u002Fi>, 32 (1) 39-47",{"id":111,"year":112,"html":113,"doi":11},16965385,2005,"(2005) Kovdorskite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fkovdorskite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":115,"year":116,"html":117,"doi":118},4852576,2012,"Morrison, Shaunna M., Downs, Robert T., Yang, Hexiong (2012) Redetermination of kovdorskite, Mg\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)·3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online\u003C\u002Fi>,  68 (2) 12-13 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs1600536812000256'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs1600536812000256\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FACE68_i12.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs1600536812000256",{"id":120,"year":121,"html":122,"doi":123},16394158,2013,"Frost, Ray L., López, Andrés, Xi, Yunfei, Granja, Amanda, Scholz, Ricardo, Lima, Rosa Malena Fernandes (2013) Vibrational spectroscopy of the phosphate mineral kovdorskite – Mg\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)⋅3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  114. 309-315 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.05.033'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.05.033\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.05.033",{"id":125,"year":126,"html":127,"doi":128},677753,2020,"Ogorodova, L. P., Gritsenko, Yu. D., Vigasina, M. F., Kosova, D. A., Melchakova, L. V., Fomina, A. D. (2020) Natural Magnesium Hydrous Orthophosphates Bobierrite and Kovdorskite: FTIR, Raman, Thermal, and Thermochemical Study. \u003Ci>Geochemistry International\u003C\u002Fi>,  58 (2) 189-199 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1134\u002Fs0016702920020093'>doi:10.1134\u002Fs0016702920020093\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1134\u002Fs0016702920020093",[130,140,148,155,163,171,178,184,191,198,204,210,217,223,228,236,246,253,258,264],{"id":131,"source_url":132,"license_code":133,"credit_html":134,"title":135,"description":136,"author":137,"original_width":138,"original_height":139},13610,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120487","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120487\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-21668.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.0 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Kovdorskite is a very rare hydrated magnesium phosphate found in only two localities in the world, both on the Kola Peninsula of Russia. This rich and excellent two-sided piece is from the Type Locality - the Kovdor Mine. Intergrown, glassy and gemmy, pastel-pink crystals densely thrust upward from the thin rind of matrix. All of the central, prominent crystals are pristine. From a find in the mid-1990s.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",750,651,{"id":141,"source_url":142,"license_code":133,"credit_html":143,"title":144,"description":145,"author":137,"original_width":146,"original_height":147},13611,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120489","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120489\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-21669.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Large, lustrous, well-formed crystals for the species from a find in the mid-90s at this type locality for the species; which produced this new pale peachy-colored variety of kovdorskite. It is a big displayable specimen with lots of excellent crystals to about 1 cm. 6 x 6 x 3.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,515,{"id":149,"source_url":150,"license_code":133,"credit_html":151,"title":152,"description":153,"author":137,"original_width":146,"original_height":154},13612,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124678","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124678\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-36843.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This cluster of cream-colored kovdorskite on matrix comes from the huge alkali massif on the Kola Peninsula. The longest crystal is almost 2 cm and the crystals exhibit a glassy luster. This recently defined rare species (10 years old) does occasionally come in faint blue and pink crystals, but they are very rare. THis comes from a later pocket found about 6 years ago, which produced these exceptional matrix specimens richly covered in crysatls and among the most densely crystallized examples of the species. It is quite nice for the size, and somewhat more aesthetic in person. 3.9 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",583,{"id":156,"source_url":157,"license_code":133,"credit_html":158,"title":159,"description":160,"author":137,"original_width":161,"original_height":162},13613,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161270","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161270\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-215050.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This crystal cluster has a slightly pink hue to it, and came out shortly after the species type find here, I would guess from remembering when these came to market. The crystals are sharp and lustrous and the cluster is complete all around. Type locality.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",655,800,{"id":164,"source_url":165,"license_code":133,"credit_html":166,"title":167,"description":168,"author":137,"original_width":169,"original_height":170},13614,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161271","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161271\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-215051.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 1.4 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This sharp, gemmy crystal is from the now-famous \"blue pocket\" where several of the larger crystals had a slight blue color to them, from the early 1990s as I recall. You can see a hint of this color at the base. It is sharp, lustrous, and gemmy - and most people consider crystals from this pocket to be the best of species. Although a notable crystal for qualities of lustre and gemminess, this sadly has a small ding on its termination. Type locality.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,371,{"id":172,"source_url":173,"license_code":133,"credit_html":174,"title":175,"description":176,"author":137,"original_width":169,"original_height":177},13615,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448288","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448288\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-es57a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.9 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This cluster of cream-colored kovdorskite on matrix comes from the huge alkali massif on the Kola Peninsula. The longest crystal is almost 2 cm and the crystals exhibit a glassy luster. This recently defined rare species (10 years old) does occasionally come in faint blue and pink crystals, but they are very rare. THis comes from a later pocket found about 6 years ago, which produced these exceptional matrix specimens richly covered in crysatls and among the most densely crystallized examples of the species. It is quite nice for the size, and somewhat more aesthetic in person.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",389,{"id":179,"source_url":180,"license_code":133,"credit_html":181,"title":182,"description":176,"author":137,"original_width":169,"original_height":183},13616,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448289","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448289\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-es57b.jpg",382,{"id":185,"source_url":186,"license_code":133,"credit_html":187,"title":188,"description":189,"author":137,"original_width":169,"original_height":190},13617,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461332","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461332\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-10c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>KOVDORSKITE\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This crystal cluster has a slightly pink hue to it, and came out shortly after the species type find here, I would guess from remembering when these came to market. The crystals are sharp and lustrous and the cluster is complete all around. For a thumbnail example of this species, that isn't just a single cystal, I find this a surpisingly elegant piece.(TYPE LOCALITY)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",284,{"id":192,"source_url":193,"license_code":133,"credit_html":194,"title":195,"description":196,"author":137,"original_width":197,"original_height":162},63119,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461323","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461323\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-08a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>KOVDORSKITE\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This sharp, gemmy crystal is from the now-famous \"blue pocket\" where several of the larger crystals had a slight blue color to them, from the early 1990s as I recall. It is sharp, lustrous, and gemmy - and most people consider crystals from this pocket to be the best of species but for all that fame, its nice to also be attractive as well. Complete 360, this is a killer thumbnail notable for its form and lustre.(TYPE LOCALITY)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",539,{"id":199,"source_url":200,"license_code":133,"credit_html":201,"title":202,"description":196,"author":137,"original_width":203,"original_height":162},63120,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461324","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461324\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-08b.jpg",575,{"id":205,"source_url":206,"license_code":133,"credit_html":207,"title":208,"description":196,"author":137,"original_width":209,"original_height":162},63121,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461326","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461326\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-08c.jpg",565,{"id":211,"source_url":212,"license_code":133,"credit_html":213,"title":214,"description":215,"author":137,"original_width":216,"original_height":169},63122,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461328","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461328\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-09b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 2.7 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>KOVDORSKITE\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This crystal cluster has a slightly pink hue to it, and came out shortly after the species type find here, I would guess from remembering when these came to market. The crystals are sharp and lustrous and the cluster is complete all around. (TYPE LOCALITY)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",279,{"id":218,"source_url":219,"license_code":133,"credit_html":220,"title":221,"description":215,"author":137,"original_width":222,"original_height":162},63123,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461329","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461329\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-09a.jpg",524,{"id":224,"source_url":225,"license_code":133,"credit_html":226,"title":227,"description":189,"author":137,"original_width":161,"original_height":162},63124,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461331","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461331\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-10a.jpg",{"id":229,"source_url":230,"license_code":133,"credit_html":231,"title":232,"description":233,"author":137,"original_width":234,"original_height":235},63125,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461333","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461333\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite-rare-09-11a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 1.4 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>KOVDORSKITE\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This sharp, gemmy crystal is from the now-famous \"blue pocket\" where several of the larger crystals had a slight blue color to them, from the early 1990s as I recall. You can see a hint of this color at the base. It is sharp, lustrous, and gemmy - and most people consider crystals from this pocket to be the best of species but for all that fame, its nice to also be attractive as well. Although a notable crystal for qualities of lustre and gemminess, this sadly has a small ding on its termination, and thus is worth less than the piece above. (TYPE LOCALITY)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",749,695,{"id":237,"source_url":238,"license_code":239,"credit_html":240,"title":241,"description":242,"author":243,"original_width":244,"original_height":245},63126,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=38692507","CC0 1.0","RRUFF Project, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=38692507\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kovdorskite R060579 Sample Photo 6834 M.jpg","Photograph of kovdorskite from Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. This sample of donated to the RRUFF Project by Michael Scott.","RRUFF Project",1024,768,{"id":247,"source_url":248,"license_code":133,"credit_html":249,"title":250,"description":251,"author":137,"original_width":252,"original_height":162},50151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457844","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457844\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Collinsite-Kovdorskite-rare08-2-03a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCollinsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Collinsite\">Collinsite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKovdorskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kovdorskite\">Kovdorskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKola_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kola Peninsula\">Kola Peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, Murmanskaja Oblast', \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Region\">Northern Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Russia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2722.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Kovdorskite and Collinsite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This splayed cluster of cream-colored, lustrous, glassy kovdorskite crystals flanked by sparkling druse of collinsite behind, comes from the huge alkali massif on the Kola Peninsula. The longest crystal is 3.75cm and thus near the record size of the species. While not from the 1980-ish type find here at this locality, this specimen is from a noted later find of the late-1990s that produced, in a small pocket the size of a basketball, the largest crystals of the species. A faint telltale blue hue, proves this (in the middle of the specimen, you can see it in the photo - there is a blue zone internally, visible from the backside), and was characteristic of that pocket. It is quite nice for the size, and somewhat more aesthetic in person. That being said, it is unarguably more aesthetic than almost any other but a few examples of this species, that could be had, the crystals are large, and the species is significant on its own merits. (TYPE and ONLY LOCALITY)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",477,{"id":254,"source_url":255,"license_code":133,"credit_html":256,"title":257,"description":251,"author":137,"original_width":222,"original_height":162},50152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457846","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457846\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Collinsite-Kovdorskite-rare08-2-03b.jpg",{"id":259,"source_url":260,"license_code":133,"credit_html":261,"title":262,"description":251,"author":137,"original_width":263,"original_height":169},50153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457848","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457848\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Collinsite-Kovdorskite-rare08-2-03c.jpg",296,{"id":265,"source_url":266,"license_code":133,"credit_html":267,"title":268,"description":251,"author":137,"original_width":269,"original_height":169},50154,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457849","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457849\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Collinsite-Kovdorskite-rare08-2-03d.jpg",384,[271,277],{"id":272,"url":273,"label":274,"formula":275,"spacegroup":276,"year":116},7275,"\u002Fcif\u002F7275.cif","Morrison 2012","Mg2 P O8 H7","P 1 21\u002Fa 1",{"id":278,"url":279,"label":280,"formula":275,"spacegroup":276,"year":25},7276,"\u002Fcif\u002F7276.cif","Ovchinnikov 1980",[282,283],"IMA1979-066","Kovdorskiet",[285,289,294,298,301,305,309],{"lang":286,"names":287},"ca",[288],"kovdorskita",{"lang":290,"names":291},"de",[292,293],"IMA 1979-066","Kovdorskit",{"lang":295,"names":296},"eu",[297],"Kovdorskita",{"lang":299,"names":300},"it",[7],{"lang":302,"names":303},"pl",[304],"Kowdorskit",{"lang":306,"names":307},"pt",[282,308],"kovdorskite",{"lang":310,"names":311},"ru",[312],"Ковдорскит","Q3816689",{"history":11,"applications":11}]