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Lehigh University Campus, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Chevkinite Group

Lehigh University Campus, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chevkinite Group

Lehigh University Campus, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chevkinite Group

Lehigh University Campus, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Type:
Occurrence
Age:
~4600 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Precambrian
Mindat Locality ID:
27769
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27769:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
université Lehigh, comté de Northampton, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Lehigh University, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Lehigh University, contea di Northampton, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лихайский университет, Нортгемптон, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
理海大學, 北安普頓縣 , 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Universidad de Lehigh, Condado de Northampton, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Afrikaans:
Lehigh-universiteit, Pennsilvanië, Verenigde State van Amerika
Arabic:
جامعة ليهاي, مقاطعة نورثهامبتون, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լիհայ համալսարան, Նորթեմպտոն շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Belarusian:
Ліхайскі ўніверсітэт, Пенсільванія, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Catalan:
Universitat de Lehigh, Pennsilvània, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Czech:
Lehigh University, Pensylvánie, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Lehigh-universiteit, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Universitato Lehigh, Pensilvanio
Farsi/Persian:
دانشگاه لیهای, شهرستان نورث‌همپتون، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Lehighin yliopisto, Pennsylvania, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Πανεπιστήμιο Λεχάι, Πενσυλβάνια, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hebrew:
אוניברסיטת ליהי, מחוז נורת'המפטון, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Lehigh Egyetem, Northampton megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Universitas Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Ollscoil Lehigh, Contae Northampton, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
リーハイ大学, ノーサンプトン郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
리하이 대학교, 펜실베이니아주, 미국
Luxembourgish:
Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Norwegian:
Lehigh University, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania German:
Lechaa Universideet, Pennsilfaani, Amerikaa
Polish:
Lehigh University, Hrabstwo Northampton, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Universidade Lehigh, Condado de Northampton, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Universitatea Lehigh, Comitatul Northampton, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Универзитет Лихај, Округ Нортхемптон , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Swedish:
Lehigh University, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Tagalog:
Pamantasang Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Thai:
มหาวิทยาลัยลีไฮ, รัฐเพนซิลเวเนีย, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
理海大學, 北安普頓縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Лігайський університет, Нортгемптон, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Vietnamese:
Đại học Lehigh, Quận Northampton, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Welsh:
Prifysgol Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Unol Daleithiau America


An occurrence in a pegmatite dike in hornblende-biotite gneiss (Precambrian). Collected by Mrs. Robert C. Smith, Sr. and Robert C. Smith, II.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘChevkinite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Chevkinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_University
Wikidata ID:Q622137
GeoNames ID:5197664


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References

Smith, Robert C., II (Dec 1970), "Tscheffkinite, a Mineral New to PA," in: Montgomery, A., "Pennsylvania Minerals (PM); Keystone Newsletter: 96.
Lapham, Davis M., and Barnes, John H. (1971). Unusual Minerals Found in Pennsylvania. PA Geology, Vol. 2(6):2-3.
Montgomery, A. (1972), Pennsylvania Minerals; Keystone Newsletter (August): 116.
Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Bibliography of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania, Inc.: 19 & 24-25.
Smith, II, R. C. (1978) Chevkinite and Bastnaesite chapters in The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966 - 1975, Special Publication No. 1, Friends of Mineralogy, Pennsylvania Chapter, p. 54 - 56 and 69 - 75.
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