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Hundholmenite-(Y) from
Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway


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Hundholmenite-(Y), etc.

Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
06399810017366717875643.jpg
Hundholmenite-(Y), etc.

Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
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Hundholmenite-(Y), etc.

Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hundholmenite-(Y)
Formula:(Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe3+)(CaxAs3+1-x)(Si,As5+)Si6B3(O,F)48
Comments:Found in yttrofluorite, also as grey aggregates along joints
Habit:small mm-sized crystals
Colour:greyish yellow; greyish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Tengerite-(Y)1
Fluorbritholite-(Y)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hundholmenite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478951:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hundholmenite-(Y)
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘØvre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘHundholmen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘStetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
References
Raade, Gunnar (1993) Okanoganite from Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Norway. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo - Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 165
Raade, G., Johnsen, O., Erambert, M., Petersen, O. V. (2007) Hundholmenite-(Y) from Norway – a new mineral species in the vicanite group: descriptive data and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 71 (2) 179-192 doi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.2.179
Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
 
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