ID: 47
rec_id: 47
depname: Kovdor
deptype: 10
depage: 382±3 – 377.6±0.7 U-Pb, baddeleyite, zircon
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url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/carbonatite/show-carbonatite.php?rec_id=47