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Kirovsk, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Russia

Alternative Names:	Gorad Kirausk, Hiipina, Hiipinae, Hiipinä, KVK, Khibinogorsk, Kirovs'k, Kirovsk, Kirovskas, Kirowsk, Kírovsk, ji luo fu si ke, kilobseukeu, kirofusuku, kyrwfsk, kyrwfsk awblast mwrmansk, Горад Кіраўск, Кировск, Кіровськ, كيروفسك, کیروفسک، اوبلاست مورمانسک, キロフスク, 基洛夫斯克, 키롭스크
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Kirovsk Urban District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Region:	Murmanskaya Oblast’, Russia
Latitude:	67° 36' 53" N
Longitude:	33° 40' 21" E
Lat/Long (dec):	67.61475,33.67274
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:	29,605 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:	548391
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:548391:4
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Material'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 38' 26" N	33° 44' 32" E	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Aykuayvenchorr Mt. (Aikuaivenchorr Mt.; Aikuaiventchorr Mt.), Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 36' 29" N	33° 46' 54" E	4.7km (2.9 miles)
252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 0" N	33° 43' 0" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 0" N	33° 43' 0" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Lesser Vudjavr lake, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 5" N	33° 36' 51" E	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Apatitovy Tsyrk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 38' 35" N	33° 49' 58" E	7.5km (4.6 miles)
Rasvumchorr Mine, Rasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 37' 57" N	33° 50' 36" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 42" N	33° 48' 34" E	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Astrophyllite Stream, Eveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 0" N	33° 49' 59" E	7.8km (4.9 miles)
Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 33" N	33° 46' 49" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Lovchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 35' 55" N	33° 51' 43" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Snezhny Tsyrk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 41' 30" N	33° 40' 40" E	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 23" N	33° 48' 44" E	8.8km (5.4 miles)
Saami Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 41' 27" N	33° 45' 24" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Rasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 35' 59" N	33° 53' 59" E	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 41' 27" N	33° 31' 33" E	10.5km (6.5 miles)
Tuliok River head, East slope, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 36" N	33° 42' 4" E	12.5km (7.8 miles)
Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 40" N	33° 39' 59" E	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Poachvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 43" N	33° 34' 57" E	13.2km (8.2 miles)
Eveslogchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 40' 44" N	33° 56' 42" E	13.5km (8.4 miles)
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 37' 0" N	34° 0' 0" E	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Petrelius Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 56" N	33° 32' 22" E	14.2km (8.8 miles)
Kitchepakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 36' 28" N	34° 0' 36" E	14.3km (8.9 miles)
Yudychvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 30" N	33° 28' 29" E	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Casnachorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 43' 47" N	33° 28' 28" E	15.3km (9.5 miles)
Marchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 45' 38" N	33° 39' 10" E	16.2km (10.1 miles)
Kaskasnyunchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 46' 14" N	33° 41' 33" E	17.3km (10.8 miles)
Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 39' 20" N	34° 4' 55" E	17.9km (11.1 miles)
Kuel'por Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 46' 38" N	33° 37' 15" E	18.2km (11.3 miles)
Vantomnyutsk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	67° 45' 1" N	33° 55' 21" E	18.4km (11.4 miles)

Overview of the valley

Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Eastern slopes of Loparskaya valley and Poachvumchorr Mt.

Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Northern termination of Loparskaya valley.

Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Open works of Kirovskii apatite mine

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Overview of the valley

Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Eastern slopes of Loparskaya valley and Poachvumchorr Mt.

Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Northern termination of Loparskaya valley.

Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Open works of Kirovskii apatite mine

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Overview of the valley

Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Eastern slopes of Loparskaya valley and Poachvumchorr Mt.

Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Minerals recorded nearby (within 18.4 km)

ⓘ Alicewilsonite-(YCe)

ⓘ Alluaivite

ⓘ Altaite

ⓘ Amicite

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Barylite-1O' (FRL)

ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Barytocalcite

ⓘ Barytolamprophyllite

ⓘ Batisite

ⓘ Belovite-(Ce)

ⓘ Belovite-(La) (TL)

ⓘ Clinophosinaite (TL)

ⓘ Coulsonite

ⓘ Crichtonite

ⓘ 'Crichtonite Group'

ⓘ Cryptomelane

ⓘ Cryptophyllite (TL)

ⓘ 'Davidite'

ⓘ Davidite-(Ce)

ⓘ Davidite-(La)

ⓘ Davinciite (TL)

ⓘ Dawsonite

ⓘ Delhayelite

ⓘ Delindeite

ⓘ Denisovite (TL)

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ Diversilite-(Ce) (TL)

ⓘ Djerfisherite

ⓘ Donnayite-(Y)

ⓘ Dorfmanite (TL)

ⓘ Ferricerite-(LaCa) (TL)

ⓘ Fersmanite (TL)

ⓘ Fivegite (TL)

ⓘ Fluorapatite

ⓘ var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

ⓘ Hydrodelhayelite (TL)

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

ⓘ Ikorskyite (TL)

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Imandrite

ⓘ Isolueshite (TL)

ⓘ Kalborsite (TL)

ⓘ Kazanskyite (TL)

ⓘ Kentbrooksite

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ Khibinskite (TL)

ⓘ Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (TL)

ⓘ Kukharenkoite-(La) (TL)

ⓘ Kukisvumite (TL)

ⓘ Kupletskite

ⓘ Kuzmenkoite-Zn

ⓘ Labuntsovite-Fe (TL)

ⓘ 'Labuntsovite Group'

ⓘ Lobanovite (TL)

ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite

ⓘ Magnetite

ⓘ Manganokukisvumite

ⓘ Manganoneptunite

ⓘ Mckelveyite-(Nd) (TL)

ⓘ Mckelveyite-(Y)

ⓘ Megacyclite (TL)

ⓘ Microcline

ⓘ Middendorfite (TL)

ⓘ 'Natrokomarovite' (FRL)

ⓘ Natrolite

ⓘ Natrophosphate (TL)

ⓘ Nechelyustovite (TL)

ⓘ Nefedovite (TL)

ⓘ Paraershovite (TL)

ⓘ Parakeldyshite

ⓘ Paralomonosovite

ⓘ Paranatisite (TL)

ⓘ Paratsepinite-Ba

ⓘ Pectolite

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Pectolite

ⓘ Pentlandite

ⓘ Perlialite (TL)

ⓘ Podlesnoite (TL)

ⓘ Polylithionite

ⓘ Potassic-arfvedsonite (TL)

ⓘ Potassic-richterite

ⓘ Rastsvetaevite (TL)

ⓘ Shafranovskite (TL)

ⓘ Shcherbakovite (TL)

ⓘ Shirokshinite (TL)

ⓘ Shlykovite (TL)

ⓘ Shortite

ⓘ Siderite

ⓘ Sidorenkite

ⓘ Sitinakite (TL)

ⓘ Stronadelphite (TL)

ⓘ Thomsonite-Sr (TL)

ⓘ Tinnunculite (TL)

ⓘ Tisinalite

ⓘ Titanite

ⓘ Trona

ⓘ Tsepinite-Ca (TL)

ⓘ Tsepinite-K

ⓘ Tsepinite-Sr (TL)

ⓘ Tuliokite (TL)

ⓘ Tundrite-(Ce)

ⓘ Ullmannite

ⓘ 'UM1958-03-SiO:AlCaFeKNa'

ⓘ 'UM1958-04-SiO:AlHK'

ⓘ 'UM1991-09-OH:AlCr'

ⓘ Umbite

ⓘ 'Unnamed (K-Ti-analogue of Ilímaussite-(Ce))'

ⓘ Uraninite

ⓘ var: Thorian Uraninite

ⓘ Yakovenchukite-(Y) (TL)

ⓘ Yuksporite (TL)

ⓘ Zakharovite (TL)

ⓘ Zeophyllite

ⓘ Zircon

ⓘ Zirsinalite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 18.4 km)

ⓘ 'Leucocratic nephelinolite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic nepheline syenite'

ⓘ 'Rischorrite'

ⓘ Schist

ⓘ Skarn

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)	Shield
Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Kola Craton, Baltic Shield, Eurasian Plate	Shield
Europe	Continent
Karelian-Kola Alkaline Ultramafic and Carbonatitic Province, Finland/Russia	Geologic Province
Russia	Country
Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Oblast
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Massif
Kirovsk Urban District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	District
Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Peninsula
Soviet Union (1922-1991)	Country

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
	188.45.1206.1323.0.0
Russia, Murmansk, Apatity gorsovet	188.45.1206.0.0.0

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