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Bastnäsite from
Mostad pegmatite, Gjerstad, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Bastnäsite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bastnäsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mostad pegmatite, Gjerstad, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:694165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:694165:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bastnäsite
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘGråkatt, Hynnekleiv, Froland, Agder, Norway
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘTufte Adit, Søve Mines, Nome, Telemark, Norway
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘBuer, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘLia Mine (Saude Mine), Akkerhaugen, Sauherad, Midt-Telemark, Telemark, Norway
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘSolås Pegmatite, Iveland, Agder, Norway
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘKjela, Yxney, Østerøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
References
Sverdrup, Thor L.; Bryn, Knut Ørn; Sæbø, Per Christian (1959) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 2. Bastnäsite, a new mineral for Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 39 (2-3). 237-247
 
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