Tveitite-(Y) from
Høydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Tveitite-(Y) | |
| Formula: | (Y, Na)6Ca6Ca6(Ca,Na)F42 | |
| Comments: | The tveitite-(Y) from Høydalen is always intergrown with "yttrofluorite", with ca. 2/3 part tveitite-(Y) and ca.. 1/3 part "yttrofluorite". | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Fluocerite-(Ce) Yttrofluorite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 2 | |
| Kamphaugite-(Y) | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tveitite-(Y) data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Høydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 57560 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:57560:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tveitite-(Y) | ||
| 86.7km (53.9 miles) | ⓘBirkeland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 86.7km (53.9 miles) | ⓘBirkeland 03 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 87.4km (54.3 miles) | ⓘKåbuland, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| References | ||
Bergstøl, Sveinung, Jensen, Brenda B., Neumann, Henrich (1977) Tveitite, a new calcium yttrium fluoride. Lithos, 10 (1) 81-87 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(77)90033-0 | ||
Høydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway