Kirovsk road sign
Kirovsk road sign.
Kola Peninsula
Mineralogy, petrology and deposits of the Kola peninsula, Russia. Field trips with students, August 2011.
Church in Kirovsk
Church in Kirovsk.
Dr. Igor V. Pekov
Dr. Igor V. Pekov, our local guide.
Hackmann valley
Hackmann valley, Khibiny.
Pegmatite
Pegmatite in Hackmann valley.
Mine near Kirovsk
Mine near Kirovsk.
Mining museum
In the mining museum (Kirovsk).
Koashva apatite mine
Koashva open pit apatite mine, Khibiny.
Truck in the Koashva mine
Truck in the Koashva mine.
Koashva apatite mine
In the Koashva apatite mine.
Villiaumite and pectolite
Villiaumite and pectolite from Koashva.
Way to mount Kukisvumchorr
Khibiny - on the way to mount Kukisvumchorr.
Central Khibiny
Rift in the central Khibiny.
Inna S. Lykova
Inna S. Lykova, co-guide.
In central Khibiny
In central Khibiny.
Dark blue sapphire and pink sodalith in fenite
Spectacular dark blue sapphire (large crystal 1 cm) and pink sodalith in fenite, Khibiny.
Old mine near Kirovsk
Old mine near Kirovsk.
Near Afrikanda
Near Afrikanda.
Hunting for perovskite
Hunting for perovskite, Afrikanda.
Summer weather
Northerly summer weather in the Lovozero.
Lovozero flora
Lovozero flora.
Creek crossing
Creek crossing in the northern Lovozero.
Alkaline pegmatite - eudialyte and feldspar twins
Alkaline pegmatite - eudialyte and feldspar twins.
Khibiny behind Lake Umbozero
Khibiny behind Lake Umbozero.
Polar circle in Rovaniemi
On the way home - polar circle in Rovaniemi, Finland.