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Fluorbritholite-(Ce) from
Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden


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Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
02523120017272038828614.jpg
Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
02523120017272038828614.jpg
Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
05610510017272008988673.jpg
Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
03536420017272009002911.jpg
Fluorbritholite-(Ce), etc.

Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Formula:(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Comments:large masses weighing several kilograms each have been collected.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Västmanlandite-(Ce)17
Dollaseite-(Ce)3
Gadolinite-(Nd)2
Pyrite2
Tremolite2
Magnetite1
Allanite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorbritholite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:301599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:301599:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘJohanna mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSödra Hackspikgruvan, Smörberg ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘÖstanmossa mine, Röberg ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘStålklockan mine, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
References
Holtstam, Dan, Kolitsch, Uwe, Andersson, Ulf B. (2005) Västmanlandite-(Ce) a new lanthanide- and F-bearing sorosilicate mineral from Västmanland, Sweden: description, crystal structure, and relation to gatelite-(Ce) European Journal of Mineralogy, 17 (1) 129-142 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2005/0017-0129
Andersson, Stefan S.; Jonsson, Erik; Sadeghi, Martiya (2024) A synthesis of the REE-Fe-polymetallic mineral system of the REE-line, Bergslagen, Sweden: New mineralogical and textural-paragenetic constraints. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106275 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106275
 
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