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Britholite-(Ce)

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Formula:
Ca
 
2
(Ce,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
System:HexagonalHardness:
Member of:Britholite Group

Classification of Britholite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/B.27-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.AH.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
H : Nesosilicates with CO3, SO4, PO4, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:52.4.9.1

52 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
4 : Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination
Hey's CIM Ref.:17.6.15

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
6 : Silicates with phosphate
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Type Occurrence of Britholite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Physical Properties of Britholite-(Ce)

Hardness (Mohs):

Crystallography of Britholite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Optical Data of Britholite-(Ce)

Type:Uniaxial (+/-)
RI values: nα = 1.770 nβ = 1.810
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 1.770

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High

Chemical Properties of Britholite-(Ce)

Formula:
Ca
 
2
(Ce,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
Essential elements:Ca, Ce, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ca, Ce, F, H, O, P, Si

Relationship of Britholite-(Ce) to other Species

Member of:Britholite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Britholite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(F,OH)
Fluorbritholite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ca,Ln)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(F,OH)
Fluorcalciobritholite
(Ca,Ce)
 
5
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.AH.05Iimoriite-(Y)
Y
 
2
[SiO
 
4
][CO
 
3
]
9.AH.10Tundrite-(Ce)
Na
 
2
Ce
 
2
Ti(SiO
 
4
)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
9.AH.10Tundrite-(Nd)
Na
 
3
(Nd,La)
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
O
 
4
(OH) · 2H
 
2
O
9.AH.15Spurrite
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
9.AH.20Ternesite
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
9.AH.25Britholite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
9.AH.25Ellestadite-(Cl)
Ca
 
10
(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
 
2
9.AH.25Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(F,OH)
9.AH.25Fluorellestadite
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
1.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
1.5
F
9.AH.25Hydroxylellestadite
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
1.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
1.5
(OH)
9.AH.25Mattheddleite
Pb
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
1.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
1.5
(Cl,OH)
9.AH.25Tritomite-(Ce)
(Ce,La,Y,Th)
 
5
(Si,B)
 
3
(O,OH,F)
 
13
9.AH.25Tritomite-(Y)
(Y,Ca,La,Fe)
 
5
(Si,B,Al)
 
3
(O,OH,F)
 
13
9.AH.25Fluorcalciobritholite
(Ca,Ce)
 
5
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
9.AH.25Fluorbritholite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ca,Ln)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(F,OH)
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
17.6.1Nagelschmidtite
Ca
 
7
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
17.6.2Perhamite
(Ca,Sr)
 
3
Al
 
7
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
· 16.5H
 
2
O
17.6.3Viséite
17.6.4Phosinaite
17.6.5Clinophosinaite
Na
 
12
(Ca,Sr)
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)(PO
 
4
)
 
4
17.6.6Karnasurtite-(Ce)
(Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(OH)
 
4
· 3H
 
2
O
17.6.7Lomonosovite
Na
 
5
Ti
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(PO
 
4
)O
 
2
17.6.8Bornemanite
Na
 
6
BaTi
 
2
Nb(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)O
 
2
(OH)F
17.6.9Sobolevite
Na
 
13
Ca
 
2
Mn
 
2
Ti
 
3
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
O
 
3
F
 
3
17.6.10Laplandite-(Ce)
Na
 
4
CeTiPO
 
4
Si
 
7
O
 
18
· 5H
 
2
O
17.6.11 Vunonnemite
Na
 
5
TiNb
 
3
Si
 
6
O
 
25
F
 
2
· 2Na
 
3
PO
 
4
17.6.12Saryarkite-(Y)
Ca(Y,Th)Al
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
7
· 6H
 
2
O
17.6.13Steenstrupine-(Ce)
Na
 
14
Mn
2+
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
)
 
2
Ce
 
6
(Zr,Th)(Si
 
6
O
 
18
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(HPO
 
4
)(OH)
 
2
· 2H
 
2
O
17.6.14Waylandite
BiAl
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
17.6.16Britholite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ca)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
17.6.17Eylettersite
(Th,Pb)Al
 
3
(PO
 
4
,SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6

Other Names for Britholite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
Ce-BritholiteIMA1987-s.p.LessingiteLessingite-(Ce)Pravdite
Other Languages:
German:Britholith-(Ce)
Ce-Britholit
Pravdit
Russian:Бритолит-(Ce)
Лессингит-(Ce)
Spanish:Ce-Britholita
Pravdita
Varieties:
Aluminian BritholiteCefluosilThorian Britholite-(Ce)

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Britholite-(Ce)

Reference List:

- +
Silberminz (1929) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S., series A, 55 (as Lessingite).

New Mineral Names, American Mineralogist (1930): 15: 242 (as Lessingite).

Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 206: 233-246.

Oberti R, Ottolini L, Della Ventura G, Parodi G C (2001) On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: New structural and microanalytical data. American Mineralogist: 86: 1066-1075.

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  • Localities for Britholite-(Ce)

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Argentina
     
    • San Luis
    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area
        • Roxby Downs
    Lottermoser B. G. (1995). Neues.Jb. Miner. Mh.1995, 8, 371-384; Econ Geol. (1992) 87:1-28
      • Olary Province
        • Yunta
    Brugger, J., Ogierman, J., Pring, A., Waldron, H., Kolitsch, U. (2006): Origin of the secondary REE-minerals at the Paratoo copper deposit near Yunta, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 609-627.
    Canada
     
    • Manitoba
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Labrador
    GSC locality database
        • Seal Lake area
    GSC locality database; GSC database locality No. 4100
    • Northwest Territories
      • Yellowknife
        • Thor Lake
    • Ontario
      • Thunder Bay District
        • Marathon
    McLaughlin (1990)
    • Québec
      • Abitibi-Témiscamingue
        • Témiscamingue RCM
          • Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
      • Laurentides
        • Deux-Montagnes RCM
          • Oka
    Gold (1969) & Sabina (1968)
      • Montérégie
        • Lajemmerais RCM
          • Varennes & St-Amable
            • Saint-Amable sill
    Horváth Collection - confirmed by visual & XRD
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    Horváth, L and Gault, R.A. (1990), The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire Quebec. Mineralogical Record: 21: 284-359.
    China
     
    • Fujian Province
      • Sanming Prefecture
        • Mingxi Co.
    [var: Thorian Britholite-(Ce)] Qiang Wang, Zhenhua Zhao, Ping Jian, Zhiwei Bao, Xiaolin Xiong and Jinlong Ma (2003): Chinese Science Bulletin 48(20), 2241-2247
    • Hebei Province
      • Zhangjiakou Prefecture
        • Huailai Co.
    Zhang Peishan, Yang Zhuming, Tao Kejie, and Yang Xueming (1996): Mineralogy and Geology of Rare Earths in China. Science Press (Beijing), pp. 226.
    • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
      • Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture)
        • Bayan Obo Mining District
          • Bayan Obo
    Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189
    • Shandong Province
      • Jining Prefecture
        • Weishan Co.
    Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189, 174 pp.
    • Sichuan Province
      • Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Mianning Co.
    Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
    Knute Eldjarn
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
        • Ilimaussaq complex
          • Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth
    Danoe, M., Soerensen, H. (1959): An examination of the rare minerals from the Nepheline Syenites of south west Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 162, Nr.5, Reitzels Forlag, Koebenhavn
          • Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord)
    Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn
    Collection of NHM, Vienna
    Guinea
     
    G.C. Parodi and V. Chevrier : "New discoveries in nephelinites from Los island (Republic of Guinea)", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
    Hungary
     
    • Baranya Co.
    Nagy, G., (2003): Nacareniobsite in Phonolites in the Mecsek Mts. (Hungary) - Second occurrence in the world, Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract series 1, Szeged 2003
    Italy
     
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
          • Monte Somma
            • Ercolano
    Orlandi, P., Perchiazzi, N., & Mannucci, G. (1989). First occurrence of britholite-(Ce) in Italy (Monte Somma, Vesuvius). European Journal of Mineralogy, 1, 723-725
    luigi chiapino
            • Sant'Anastasia
    Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
    • Latium
      • Rome Province
    Federico, M., Peccerillo, A., (2002): Mineral chemistry and petrogenesis of granular ejecta from the Alban Hills volcano, Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol 74, 223-252
        • Sacrofano Caldera
          • Campagnano di Roma
      • Viterbo Province
    Lapis 28(12), 19-28 (2003)
    American Mineralogist, Volume 86, pages 1066–1075, 2001
          • Vetralla
    Van King
    Kazakhstan
     
    Malawi
     
    • Balaka District
    Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    Mongolia
     
    • Gobi Desert
    Ripp, G. S.; Karmanov, N. S.; Kanakin, S. V.; Doroshkevich, A. G.; Andreev, G. V. (2005): Cerium britholite from the Mushugai ore deposit (Mongolia). Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 134, 90-103. (in Russian)
    • Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag)
      • Altai Mts
    G.S. Ripp data
    Morocco
     
    • Meknès-Tafilalet Region
      • Khénifra Province
        • High Atlas Mts
          • Tamazeght complex
    Khadem Allah, B. (1993)
    North Korea
     
    • Kangwon Province
      • Pyonggang-gun
        • Nam-myon
          • Chonma-ri
            • Songna-san
    Takubo, J. (1941) Journal of the Chemical Society of Japan, 62, 8.
    Norway
     
    • Telemark
      • Porsgrunn
    Neumann (1985, p. 124).
          • Kokkersvold - Blåfjell
    Larsen, A.O. & Åsheim,A.(1976):"Mineraler fra Langangen".NAGS-nytt 3(1),9-12. (in norwegian); Neumann (1985, p. 124).
          • Rønningen (Skredderrønningen)
    Burvald, Ingulv (1993): To forekomster av nefelin-syenitt-pegmatitt i Telemark. STEIN 20 (3), 176-179
          • Slevolden
    Burvald, Ingulv (1993): To forekomster av nefelin-syenitt-pegmatitt i Telemark. STEIN 20 (3), 176-179
        • Mørje
          • Sagåsen (Strandåsen)
    Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1996): Die Mineralien des Langesundsfjords und des umgebenden Larvikit-Gebietes, Oslo-Region, Norwegen. MineralienWelt 7(4):21-100
    Larsen, A.O., Åsheim, A. and Gault, R. A. (2005): Minerals of the eudialyte group from the Sagåsen larvikite quarry, Porsgrunn, Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrifter 30: 58-62
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Hedrum
          • Lågendalen
    Andersen, F. (1993): Hedrum pukkverk i Lågendalen. STEIN 20 (4), 236-238
        • Malerød
    Andresen, P. : Mineralene fra Midtfjellet larvikittbrudd, Malerød, Larvik. 41-47
        • Tjølling
          • Håkestad
    Larsen, A. O. (1988): Helvite group minerals from syenite pegmatites in the Oslo Region, Norway. Contribution to the mineralogy of Norway no 68. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 68: 119-124
          • Stålaker
        • Tvedalen
    Larsen, A. O. (ed.) (2010): The Langesundsfjord. History, geology, pegmatites, minerals. Bode Verlag Gmbh, Salzhemmendorf, Germany, 240 p
    Andersen, F., Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1996): Die Mineralien des Langesundsfjords und des umgebenden Larvikit-Gebietes, Oslo-Region, Norwegen. Mineralien-Welt 7(4), 21-100
    Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71.
    Collection of Peter Andresen.
    Andersen, F., Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1996): Die Mineralien des Langesundsfjords und des umgebenden Larvikit-Gebietes, Oslo-Region, Norwegen. Mineralien-Welt 7(4), 21-100
    Larsen, A. O. (ed.) (2010): The Langesundsfjord. History, geology, pegmatites, minerals. Bode Verlag Gmbh, Salzhemmendorf, Germany, 240 p
      • Sandefjord
        • Vesterøya
    Knut Edvard Larsen collection
    Berge, S.A. & Hansen, R. (1976): Mineraler i Sandefjordsområdet III-Varden. NAGS-nytt 3 (4), 13-16 (in norwegian); Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p. 124
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai)
        • Enisei Range (Yenisei Ridge; Enisei Ridge)
    Kalyago, E. K. & Lapin, A. V. (1990): Britholite from metasomatites of the Kiisk alkaline massif (Enisei Ridge). Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 119, 107-110. (in Russian.)
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
    The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 44, pp. 929-942 (2006)
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Polar Yakutia
          • Cherskii range system
            • Selennyakh range
              • Tommot river
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Mama River Basin
            • Maigunda River
    P.M. Kartashov data
      • Tuva Republic
        • Sangilen Upland
    Kapustin Yu.L. (1989) Cerite and ternebohmite from fenites of alkaline massifs of Tuva, - Zapiski VMO, 118(4), p. 47-56 (in Rus.)
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Verkhnebureinsky District
          • Verkhnii Mel'gin River
            • Turana Range
              • Chekunda Town
    I.I. Kupriyanova Mineralogy of Chergilen rare earth deposit,- Moscow,1962, p.211, PhD dissertation.
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Afrikanda
    www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/afri.htm
          • Keivy Mountains
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
          • Khibiny Massif
    Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
            • Kukisvumchorr Mt
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
          • Western Keivy Massif
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim)
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 290; P.M. Kartashov data
    South Africa
     
    • Gauteng Province
      • Pilanesberg Mt
    Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    South Korea
     
    • Chungcheongbukdo (Chungchong-pukto)
      • Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju)
        • Joongwon-gun
          • Mt. Eorae
    P.M. Kartashov data
    Spain
     
    • Castile-La Mancha
      • Albacete
        • Cancarix
    E. Salvioli-mariani et al. , Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 1027-1039.
    • Madrid
    Prado-Herrero, P. et al. (2009): First find of Kristiansenite in Spain: Comparison with the type specimen by non-descriptive techniques. Estudos Geológicos 19 (2): 135-139
    Sweden
     
    • Småland
      • Jönköping
        • Gränna
    Thulin, H. (1996): Norra Kärr. Litiofilen 13: 17-51; Thulin, H. (2000): Norra Kärr-Några nya fynd och undersökningar. Litiofilen, 17 (2): 25-45
    Ukraine
     
    • Dnipropetrovs'k Oblast' (Dnepropetrovsk Oblast')
      • Ukrainian Shield
    • Donets'k Oblast' (Donetsk Oblast')
      • Azov Sea Region
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring Co.
      • Pulaski Co.
        • Little Rock
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Jamestown District
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
        • Raymond
    Tony Nikischer specimen
      • Gunnison Co.
        • White Earth District (Powderhorn District)
    "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 17, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk Co.
        • Quincy
    • Missouri
      • Washington Co.
        • Sullivan
    USGS Open File report 2010-5220
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Custer
    R&M 75:3 pp 156-169
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