Express Assessment of Apatite Content in Apatite–Nepheline Ores of Ultrabasic Alkaline Complexes Based on Its Luminescent Properties (The First Study Stage)

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Darya N. Shibaeva, Alena A. Kompanchenko, Victor V. Bulatov, Danil A. Asanovich
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: apatite–nepheline ores; the Khibiny massif; luminescence; ultraviolet light; spectral characteristics; luminescence color; identification feature; borehole sampling; Kola Peninsula; Khibiny; kola peninsula
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min13010037

The article presents the results of the first study stage aimed at analyzing the luminescent properties of the main and minor minerals composing the apatite–nepheline ores and host rocks in the deposits of the Khibiny rock massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia). The main purpose of the work was a search of...