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Cayalsite-(Y) from
Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway


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Cayalsite-(Y), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Cayalsite-(Y), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
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Cayalsite-(Y), etc.

Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Cayalsite-(Y)
Formula:CaY6Al2Si4O18F6
Comments:Both polytypes, Cayalsite-(Y)-1O and Cayalsite-(Y)-1M ocuur as intergrown crystals at Stetind.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
- var Yttrofluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cayalsite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stetind pegmatite, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940297
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940297:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cayalsite-(Y)
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘHundholmen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘØvre Lapplægeret Quarry, Lapplægeret, Drag, Hamarøy, 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
Malcherek, Thomas; Schlüter, Jochen; Husdal, Tomas (2025) Anorthoyttrialite-(Y), Y4(SiO4)(Si3O10), a natural representative of B-type rare earth disilicates. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (3). 428-442 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.106
 
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