Britholite-(Y), Fluorite (Var: Yttrofluorite), Allanite-(Ce)

Specimen ID: VLW-J9J

Mineral(s)
Britholite-(Y) : (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Fluorite (Var: Yttrofluorite) : (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05< x <0.3
Allanite-(Ce) : (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Locality
Mindat locality:
Collections
Collected by:
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Rounded, translucent grains of britholite-(Y) in white, massive yttrofluorite. The dark mineral is allanite(Ce). Britholite-(Y) is often found at or near the allanite-(Ce) border zone. The specimen was collected by and is in the micromount collection of OT. Ljøstad. FOV: 17 mm.
OT. Ljøstad - 27th September 2009
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