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Samarskite-(Y) from
Rosendal pegmatite, Kimitoön Island, Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari), Southwest Finland, Finland


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Comments:Nordenskiöld (1863) says that the mineral that earlier was described by him as an adelfolite-like mineral (adelfolite being a synonyme for Samarskite-(Y) is malacon ( avariety of zircon)
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rosendal pegmatite, Kimitoön Island, Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari), Southwest Finland, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560093
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560093:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘSukula Pegmatites, Tammela, Kanta-Häme, Finland
References
Nordenskiöld, A.E. (1863) Om tantalitartade mineralier från nejden af Torro. Öfversigt af Kongl. vetenskaps-akademiens förhandlingar, 20. 443-453
 
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