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Cayalsite-(Y) from
Øvre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cayalsite-(Y)
Formula:CaY6Al2Si4O18F6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cayalsite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Øvre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:785928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:785928:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cayalsite-(Y)
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘHundholmen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘStetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 13. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (3) 807-817 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.3.26
Malcherek, Thomas, Schlüter, Jochen, Cooper, Mark, Ball, Neil, Husdal, Tomas (2015) Cayalsite-(Y), a new rare-earth calcium aluminium fluorosilicate with OD character. European Journal of Mineralogy, 27 (5) 683-694 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2465
 
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