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Bastnäsite-(Ce) from
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden


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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(CO3)F
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Allanite-(Ce)
Cerite-(CeCa)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferriallanite-(Ce)5
Chalcopyrite2
Carrollite2
Cerite-(CeCa)2
Törnebohmite-(Ce)2
Albite1
Quartz1
Garnet Group1
Håleniusite-(La)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bastnäsite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1740:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bastnäsite-(Ce) in this Region
Gamla Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Nya Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Bastnäsite-(Ce)
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘNya Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGamla Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘStorgruvan, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘStålklockan mine, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘLerklockan railway siding, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPersgruvorna deposit, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘHans Urbansson mine field, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘKällfall Mine, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMalmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘJohanna mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
References
Hisinger, W. (1838) Analyser af några svenska mineralier. 2.Basiskt Fluor-Cerium från Bastnäs. Öfversigt af Kongl. vetenskaps-akademiens förhandlingar, P. A. Norstedt & Söner. 187-191
Geijer, p. (1920): The cerium minerals of Bastnäs at Riddarhyttan. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, Serie C, 304: 1-24
Holtstam, Dan, Bindi, Luca, Hålenius, Ulf, Andersson, Ulf B. (2017) Delhuyarite-(Ce) – Ce4Mg(Fe3+2W)□(Si2O7)2O6(OH)2 – a new mineral of the chevkinite group, from the Nya Bastnäs Fe–Cu–REE deposit, Sweden. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (5) 897-905 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2635
 
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