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Bastnäsite-(Ce) from
Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway


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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
03052500017272034023547.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
08209170017272034047685.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(CO3)F
Comments:Identified by XRD (Mineralogical-Geological Museum, Oslo) and SEM-EDS (University of Tromsø)
Habit:Tabular, platy
Colour:Pale yellowbrownish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite9
- var Yttrofluorite9
Vyuntspakhkite-(Y)4
Hundholmenite-(Y)3
Keiviite-(Y)2
Hematite2
Chamosite1
Schlüterite-(Y)1
Kuliokite-(Y)1
Synchysite-(Y)1
Stetindite-(Ce)1
Clay minerals1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bastnäsite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:462051
Long-form Identifier:1:3:462051:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bastnäsite-(Ce)
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘHundholmen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘDrag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNikkateltet Quarries, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘNedre Eivollen, Eivollen, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘJennyhaugen, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘØvre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘNedre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘLagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘHåkonhals Quarry, Finnøya, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘTennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
References
Larsen, Alf Olav (1990) Okanoganite-(Y), a mineral new to Norway. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo - Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 161-162
Husdal, Tomas (2011) Tysfjordgranittens pegmatitter. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 38 (4) 4-35
Malcherek, Thomas; Schlüter, Jochen; Husdal, Tomas (2025) Anorthoyttrialite-(Y), Y4(SiO4)(Si3O10), a natural representative of B-type rare earth disilicates. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (3). 428-442 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.106
 
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