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Xenotime-(Y)
YPO4 Tetragonal
Xenotime is a rare earth phosphate mineral, whose major component is yttrium orthophosphate (YPO4). It forms a solid solution series with chernovite-(Y) (YAsO4) and therefore may contain trace impurities of arsenic, as well as silicon dioxide and calcium. The rare earths dysprosium, erbium, terbium, and ytterbium, and metal elements like thorium and uranium (all replacing yttrium) are the expressive secondary components of xenotime.
Due to uranium and thorium impurities, some xenotime specimens may be weakly to strongly radioactive. Lithiophyllite, monazite, and purpurite are sometimes grouped with xenotime in the informal "anhydrous phosphates" group. Xenotime is used chiefly as a source of yttrium and heavy lanthanide metals (dysprosium, ytterbium, erbium, and gadolinium). Occasionally, gemstones are also cut from the finer xenotime crystals.
The etymology of the name xenotime is from the Greek words "κευός vain and τιμή honor because the yttrium contained within it was first thought to be a new element. According to Vickery, the original name of the mineral was "kenotime", but due to a misprint, the "k" became an "x", and the change stuck. Xenotime was first described for an occurrence in Vest-Agder, Norway in 1832.
Crystallising in the tetragonal (I41/amd) crystal system, xenotime is typically translucent to opaque (rarely transparent) in shades of brown to brownish yellow (most common), but also reddish to greenish brown and gray.
Xenotime has a variable habit: It may be prismatic (stubby or slender and elongate) with dipyramidal terminations, in radial or granular aggregates, or rosettes. A soft mineral (Mohs hardness 4.5), xenotime is—in comparison to most other translucent minerals—fairly dense, with a specific gravity between 4.4–5.1. Its lustre, which may be vitreous to resinous, together with its crystal system, may lead to a confusion with zircon (ZrSiO4), that a similar crystal structure and with which xenotime may sometimes occur.
Xenotime has two directions of perfect prismatic cleavage and its fracture is uneven to irregular (sometimes splintery). It is considered brittle and its streak is white.
The refractive index of xenotime is 1.720-1.815 with a birefringence of 0.095 (uniaxial positive). Xenotime is dichroic with pink, yellow, or yellowish brown seen in the extraordinary ray, and brownish yellow, grayish brown or greenish brown seen in the ordinary ray. There is no reaction under ultraviolet light. While xenotime may contain significant amounts of thorium or uranium, the mineral does not undergo metamictization like sphene or zircon would.
Occurring as a minor accessory mineral, xenotime is found in pegmatites and other igneous rocks, as well as gneisses rich in mica and quartz. Associated minerals include biotite and other micas, chlorite group minerals, quartz, zircon, certain feldspars, analcime, anatase, brookite, rutile, siderite, and apatite. Xenotime is also known to be diagenetic: It may form as minute grains or as extremely thin (less than 10 µ) coatings on detrital zircon grains in siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. The importance of these diagenetic xenotime deposits in the radiometric dating of sedimentary rocks is only beginning to be realised. [Wikipedia]
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Salzburg, Hohe Tauern Mts, Obersulzbach valley, Hopffeld area, Hopffeldboden
Rocksled material, consisting mainly of aplitic gneisses with small miarolitic cavities hosting some rare minerals.
The best finds in the (at that times) fresh material were made in the 1980s.
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Salzburg, Hohe Tauern Mts, Rauris valley, Hüttwinkl valley, Lohning quarry (Lohninger quarry)
The bottom of the Hüttwinkl valley is filled with rocksled material, originating from different places in the Krumlbach and upper Hüttwinkl valleys. These boulders are worked in the Kaiserer and Lohning quarries. The minerals therefore, originate from a large variety of different parageneses.
Presently (2005), the Lohning quarry is not strictly active - the owner excavates marble from an upper quarry and cuts marble plates etc. for subsequent sale.
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Tyrol, North Tyrol, Zamser Grund (Zams valley), Schrammacher Mt., Oberschrammach glacier
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Belgium
Luxembourg Province, Bertrix, La Haie forest, Old quarry
Xenotime-(Y) is a rare mineral for Belgium. Reasonably nice but very small crystals have been found in the early 20th century in the classic Quartzite localities south of Brussels (Nil-St-Vincent, Opprebais, Dongelberg). Small grains have been noticed from the Ardennes.
Surprisingly, in 2005 very nice Xenotime-(Y) crystals were found in the remains of a very small old long closed and overgrown quarry. Xenotime-(Y) occurs in small cavities in a massive Quartz vein together with Rutile, Brookite, Anatase, Apatite, Titanite and Fuchsite.
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Bahia, Ibitiara
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Bahia, Novo Horizonte
Until the mid 1990's Ibitiara county was big and Remedios and Novo Horizonte
were districts of Ibitiara; then there was a vote and Novo Horizonte was
split from Ibitiara and became a new county ("município" ), and Remedios
voted to join Novo Horizonte, so now the only county that produce rutilated
quartz and rutile on hematite is Novo Horizonte, and Remedios is just a
district of Novo Horizonte.
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Minas Gerais, Doce valley, Governador Valadares, Ibituruna peak, Atalaia Quarry (Ataléia Mine)
The Atalaia quarry is also known under the incorrect name 'Ataléia Mine'.
Aimorés pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.
Locality for outstanding large Xenotime-(Y) crystals.
Xenotime-(Y)
France
Midi-Pyrénées, Ariège, Luzenac, Trimouns Talc Mine
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Italy
Piedmont, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Baceno, Ossola Valley, Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero), Mount Cervandone
Italian side of Cherbadung, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland (http://www.mindat.org/loc-3210.html).
In the rocks under the walls of the mountain often minerals are found coming from the Punta della Rossa etc. (see there).
So you can also take the minerals from the 'Ghiacciaio della Rossa' here. Although they should be cut off...
Xenotime-(Y)
Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige, Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley)
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Malawi
Zomba District, Mt Malosa
Alkali pegmatites with unusual REE minerals. Famous for excellent and large aegirine crystals, feldspars, arfvedsonites and rare Be minerals.
Xenotime-(Y)
Norway
Aust-Agder, Evje og Hornes
The Evje-Iveland area is famous for its pegmatite minerals.
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Norway
Tysfjord, Hundholmen
Granite pegmatite.
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Pakistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Zagi Mountain (Zegi Mountain)
Located approximately 5.5 km southeast of the Warsak Dam, about 40km NNW of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan, Zagi Mountain covers an area of approximately 3 x 5 km, with an elevation of approximately 175 m above its surroundings.
Currently the best locality worldwide for Xenotime-(Y) minerals (along with a host of other well crystallised REE minerals)
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Northern Region, Karelia Republic, Northern Karelia, Lopatova Guba mica pit
Mica pit in granitic pegmatite. Deposit located on Khetolambina strait shore near famous corundum deposit Khit Ostrov.
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Urals Region, Southern Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim), Slyudorudnik Mine
A mica mine located near Kyshtym.
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Urals Region, Southern Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Astaf'evskoe (Astafievskoe) quartz deposit
This is very large quartz deposit being in operation from 30th years. Quartz veins contain pockets with great quartz crystals. This xenotime is from a such pocket (as you can to see it was ingrown into quartz, this is the reason why the crystal is scepter like). But main part of xenotime is smaller and are completely intergrowen in quartz (often together with thortveitite, pyrite, fuchsite, monazite-(Ce), gersdorfite). Quartz quarry of the deposit is 3 km long and 80-100 m deep. The deposit was initially operated for piezoelectric grade quartz, later quartz for growing of synthetic quartz.
[Pavel Kartashov 2012]
Xenotime-(Y)
Switzerland
Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Vorderrhein Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Curnera Valley, Cavradi gorge
Clefts and copper mineralizations in Permo-Carboniferous rocks.
Xenotime-(Y)
Switzerland
Wallis, Binn Valley, Lercheltini (Lärcheltini) area
Paragneisses of the Monte Leone nappe. The area encompasses the southern slopes of the upper Binn valley, stretching from northeast of the Lengenbach quarry to the northwest slope of Bochtenhorn mountain. It comprises the following localities (from northeast to southwest):
- Hinterer Kohlergraben
- Vorderer Kohlergraben
- Riggi
- Spissen
- Gorb
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
Colorado, Jefferson Co., South Platte Pegmatite District, Big Bertha Mine (Big Bertha pegmatite)
A pegmatite mine located in the SW¼ Sec 22, T.8S., R.70W. Workings include a large open cut.
Mineralization is an unzoned, lobate pegmatite body in granite.
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
Massachusets, Marlborough, I-290/I-495 interchange road cuts
Large road cuts on I-290 and I-495. Three phases of construction in 1970, 1973 & 1980.
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
New York, New York City, Manhattan (New York Co.), Manhattan Island, 185th Street & Harlem Speedway
Granite pegmatites in outcrops and street excavations at the east end of 185th street, near the Harlem River.
[Harjo Neutkens 2010]
Click here to view Best Minerals X and here for Best Minerals A to Z and here for Fast Navigation of completed Best Minerals articles.
[Harjo Neutkens 2010]
Edited 47 time(s). Last edit at 10/22/2012 11:57AM by Rock Currier.
Can you help make this a better article? What good localities have we missed? Can you supply pictures of better specimens than those we show here? Can you give us more and better information about the specimens from these localities? Can you supply better geological or historical information on these localities?
Xenotime-(Y)
YPO4 Tetragonal
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| Xenotime-(Y) from Trimouns, France. FOV 0,3cm | © JM. Johannet |
Xenotime is a rare earth phosphate mineral, whose major component is yttrium orthophosphate (YPO4). It forms a solid solution series with chernovite-(Y) (YAsO4) and therefore may contain trace impurities of arsenic, as well as silicon dioxide and calcium. The rare earths dysprosium, erbium, terbium, and ytterbium, and metal elements like thorium and uranium (all replacing yttrium) are the expressive secondary components of xenotime.
Due to uranium and thorium impurities, some xenotime specimens may be weakly to strongly radioactive. Lithiophyllite, monazite, and purpurite are sometimes grouped with xenotime in the informal "anhydrous phosphates" group. Xenotime is used chiefly as a source of yttrium and heavy lanthanide metals (dysprosium, ytterbium, erbium, and gadolinium). Occasionally, gemstones are also cut from the finer xenotime crystals.
The etymology of the name xenotime is from the Greek words "κευός vain and τιμή honor because the yttrium contained within it was first thought to be a new element. According to Vickery, the original name of the mineral was "kenotime", but due to a misprint, the "k" became an "x", and the change stuck. Xenotime was first described for an occurrence in Vest-Agder, Norway in 1832.
Crystallising in the tetragonal (I41/amd) crystal system, xenotime is typically translucent to opaque (rarely transparent) in shades of brown to brownish yellow (most common), but also reddish to greenish brown and gray.
Xenotime has a variable habit: It may be prismatic (stubby or slender and elongate) with dipyramidal terminations, in radial or granular aggregates, or rosettes. A soft mineral (Mohs hardness 4.5), xenotime is—in comparison to most other translucent minerals—fairly dense, with a specific gravity between 4.4–5.1. Its lustre, which may be vitreous to resinous, together with its crystal system, may lead to a confusion with zircon (ZrSiO4), that a similar crystal structure and with which xenotime may sometimes occur.
Xenotime has two directions of perfect prismatic cleavage and its fracture is uneven to irregular (sometimes splintery). It is considered brittle and its streak is white.
The refractive index of xenotime is 1.720-1.815 with a birefringence of 0.095 (uniaxial positive). Xenotime is dichroic with pink, yellow, or yellowish brown seen in the extraordinary ray, and brownish yellow, grayish brown or greenish brown seen in the ordinary ray. There is no reaction under ultraviolet light. While xenotime may contain significant amounts of thorium or uranium, the mineral does not undergo metamictization like sphene or zircon would.
Occurring as a minor accessory mineral, xenotime is found in pegmatites and other igneous rocks, as well as gneisses rich in mica and quartz. Associated minerals include biotite and other micas, chlorite group minerals, quartz, zircon, certain feldspars, analcime, anatase, brookite, rutile, siderite, and apatite. Xenotime is also known to be diagenetic: It may form as minute grains or as extremely thin (less than 10 µ) coatings on detrital zircon grains in siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. The importance of these diagenetic xenotime deposits in the radiometric dating of sedimentary rocks is only beginning to be realised. [Wikipedia]
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Salzburg, Hohe Tauern Mts, Obersulzbach valley, Hopffeld area, Hopffeldboden
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Chinellato Matteo |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,2cm | © Chinellato Matteo |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © D.Preite |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © D.Preite |
Rocksled material, consisting mainly of aplitic gneisses with small miarolitic cavities hosting some rare minerals.
The best finds in the (at that times) fresh material were made in the 1980s.
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Salzburg, Hohe Tauern Mts, Rauris valley, Hüttwinkl valley, Lohning quarry (Lohninger quarry)
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,6cm | © AL |
The bottom of the Hüttwinkl valley is filled with rocksled material, originating from different places in the Krumlbach and upper Hüttwinkl valleys. These boulders are worked in the Kaiserer and Lohning quarries. The minerals therefore, originate from a large variety of different parageneses.
Presently (2005), the Lohning quarry is not strictly active - the owner excavates marble from an upper quarry and cuts marble plates etc. for subsequent sale.
Xenotime-(Y)
Austria
Tyrol, North Tyrol, Zamser Grund (Zams valley), Schrammacher Mt., Oberschrammach glacier
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Manuele Moro |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,25cm | © Manuele Moro |
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Belgium
Luxembourg Province, Bertrix, La Haie forest, Old quarry
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Harjo |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Harjo |
Xenotime-(Y) is a rare mineral for Belgium. Reasonably nice but very small crystals have been found in the early 20th century in the classic Quartzite localities south of Brussels (Nil-St-Vincent, Opprebais, Dongelberg). Small grains have been noticed from the Ardennes.
Surprisingly, in 2005 very nice Xenotime-(Y) crystals were found in the remains of a very small old long closed and overgrown quarry. Xenotime-(Y) occurs in small cavities in a massive Quartz vein together with Rutile, Brookite, Anatase, Apatite, Titanite and Fuchsite.
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Bahia, Ibitiara
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| Xenotime-(Y) 4,3cm | © Rob Lavinsky |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 3,5cm | © Joseph A. Freilich |
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Bahia, Novo Horizonte
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| Xenotime, Quartz 3,3cm | © Dan Weinrich |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 3cm | © Michael C. Roarke |
Until the mid 1990's Ibitiara county was big and Remedios and Novo Horizonte
were districts of Ibitiara; then there was a vote and Novo Horizonte was
split from Ibitiara and became a new county ("município" ), and Remedios
voted to join Novo Horizonte, so now the only county that produce rutilated
quartz and rutile on hematite is Novo Horizonte, and Remedios is just a
district of Novo Horizonte.
Xenotime-(Y)
Brazil
Minas Gerais, Doce valley, Governador Valadares, Ibituruna peak, Atalaia Quarry (Ataléia Mine)
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| Xenotime, Quartz 2,5cm | © Martins da Pedra |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 2,5cm | © Martins da Pedra |
The Atalaia quarry is also known under the incorrect name 'Ataléia Mine'.
Aimorés pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.
Locality for outstanding large Xenotime-(Y) crystals.
Xenotime-(Y)
France
Midi-Pyrénées, Ariège, Luzenac, Trimouns Talc Mine
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © JM. Johannet |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV0,3cm | © Fred Kruijen |
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Italy
Piedmont, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Baceno, Ossola Valley, Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero), Mount Cervandone
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,35cm | © Enrico Bonacina |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV0,3cm | © Enrico Bonacina |
Italian side of Cherbadung, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland (http://www.mindat.org/loc-3210.html).
In the rocks under the walls of the mountain often minerals are found coming from the Punta della Rossa etc. (see there).
So you can also take the minerals from the 'Ghiacciaio della Rossa' here. Although they should be cut off...
Xenotime-(Y)
Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige, Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley)
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,2cm | © Chinellato Matteo |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,2cm | © Chinellato Matteo |
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Malawi
Zomba District, Mt Malosa
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,1cm | © Christian Rewitzer |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,2cm | © C.Boutry |
Alkali pegmatites with unusual REE minerals. Famous for excellent and large aegirine crystals, feldspars, arfvedsonites and rare Be minerals.
Xenotime-(Y)
Norway
Aust-Agder, Evje og Hornes
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| Xenotime-(Y) 1,7cm | © Volker Betz |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 2,6cm | © Jasun McAvoy |
The Evje-Iveland area is famous for its pegmatite minerals.
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Norway
Tysfjord, Hundholmen
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,4cm | © Knut Eldjarn |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,4cm | © luigi chiappino |
Granite pegmatite.
Info needed.
Xenotime-(Y)
Pakistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Zagi Mountain (Zegi Mountain)
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| Xenotime-(Y) 4,5cm | © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 1,32cm | © Aymeric |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 7cm | © H. Obodda |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 2,9cm | © H. Obodda |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 1,1cm | © TVM |
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| Xenotime-(Y) 1,2cm | © TVM |
Located approximately 5.5 km southeast of the Warsak Dam, about 40km NNW of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan, Zagi Mountain covers an area of approximately 3 x 5 km, with an elevation of approximately 175 m above its surroundings.
Currently the best locality worldwide for Xenotime-(Y) minerals (along with a host of other well crystallised REE minerals)
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Northern Region, Karelia Republic, Northern Karelia, Lopatova Guba mica pit
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 1,5cm | © Pavel M. Kartashov |
Mica pit in granitic pegmatite. Deposit located on Khetolambina strait shore near famous corundum deposit Khit Ostrov.
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Urals Region, Southern Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim), Slyudorudnik Mine
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| Xenotime-(Y) grains up to 3,5cm | © Pavel M. Kartashov |
A mica mine located near Kyshtym.
Xenotime-(Y)
Russia
Urals Region, Southern Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Astaf'evskoe (Astafievskoe) quartz deposit
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| Xenotime-(Y) 2.8cm tall | © Sergei Epanchintsev |
This is very large quartz deposit being in operation from 30th years. Quartz veins contain pockets with great quartz crystals. This xenotime is from a such pocket (as you can to see it was ingrown into quartz, this is the reason why the crystal is scepter like). But main part of xenotime is smaller and are completely intergrowen in quartz (often together with thortveitite, pyrite, fuchsite, monazite-(Ce), gersdorfite). Quartz quarry of the deposit is 3 km long and 80-100 m deep. The deposit was initially operated for piezoelectric grade quartz, later quartz for growing of synthetic quartz.
[Pavel Kartashov 2012]
Xenotime-(Y)
Switzerland
Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Vorderrhein Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Curnera Valley, Cavradi gorge
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,4cm | © Stephan Wolfsried |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Stephan Wolfsried |
Clefts and copper mineralizations in Permo-Carboniferous rocks.
Xenotime-(Y)
Switzerland
Wallis, Binn Valley, Lercheltini (Lärcheltini) area
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,15cm | © Enrico Bonacina |
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 0,3cm | © Enrico Bonacina |
Paragneisses of the Monte Leone nappe. The area encompasses the southern slopes of the upper Binn valley, stretching from northeast of the Lengenbach quarry to the northwest slope of Bochtenhorn mountain. It comprises the following localities (from northeast to southwest):
- Hinterer Kohlergraben
- Vorderer Kohlergraben
- Riggi
- Spissen
- Gorb
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
Colorado, Jefferson Co., South Platte Pegmatite District, Big Bertha Mine (Big Bertha pegmatite)
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| Xenotime-(Y) crystal 1,5cm | © |
A pegmatite mine located in the SW¼ Sec 22, T.8S., R.70W. Workings include a large open cut.
Mineralization is an unzoned, lobate pegmatite body in granite.
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
Massachusets, Marlborough, I-290/I-495 interchange road cuts
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| Xenotime-(Y) FOV 1cm | © 2008 Peter Cristofono |
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| Xenotime-(Y) crystal 0,6cm | © |
Large road cuts on I-290 and I-495. Three phases of construction in 1970, 1973 & 1980.
Xenotime-(Y)
USA
New York, New York City, Manhattan (New York Co.), Manhattan Island, 185th Street & Harlem Speedway
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| Xenotime-(Y) crystal 0,25cm | © Van King |
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| A 4mm Xenotime-(Y) xl | © |
Granite pegmatites in outcrops and street excavations at the east end of 185th street, near the Harlem River.
[Harjo Neutkens 2010]
Click here to view Best Minerals X and here for Best Minerals A to Z and here for Fast Navigation of completed Best Minerals articles.
[Harjo Neutkens 2010]
Edited 47 time(s). Last edit at 10/22/2012 11:57AM by Rock Currier.
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Re: Xenotyme-(Y) November 28, 2010 09:31PM |
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Harjo,
A fine addition the Best Minerals project. You even have got it in the fast navigation section. But we really must settle on the line spacing between the rows of images. One or two line spacings. If we settle on one line spacing then we must go back and make a large amount of changes to the articles.
Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.
A fine addition the Best Minerals project. You even have got it in the fast navigation section. But we really must settle on the line spacing between the rows of images. One or two line spacings. If we settle on one line spacing then we must go back and make a large amount of changes to the articles.
Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.
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Don't worry about the line spacing between the photographs Rock, the rule should maybe be that the horizontal spacing should more or less correspond with the vertical spacing, creating a nice rhythm in the block.
Smaller photos next to each other with a wider space in between them ask for a two line horizontal spacing. Larger photos with only very little space in between ask for a one line horizontal spacing.
Cheers,
Harjo
Smaller photos next to each other with a wider space in between them ask for a two line horizontal spacing. Larger photos with only very little space in between ask for a one line horizontal spacing.
Cheers,
Harjo
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Hi Harjo
Silicon may to replace in xenotimes only P not Y&REE, and only for stabilization structure during incorporation of U&Th - according to scheme Y3+ + P5+ = U4+ + Si4+. Similar situation is with calcium - 2Y3+ = U4+ + Ca2+.
By the way, note small but very interesting compositionally specimen [www.mindat.org] which mark out connection in system xenotime-pretulite-wakefieldite.
Besides that, we also have some xenotime here in Russia. ;) It isn't so nice as from Pakistan but quite large sometimes - up to match-box size (Mt Ploskaya).
I found, that Russian xenotimes were absent on mindat, and upload couple of photos - [www.mindat.org] and [www.mindat.org]
Pavel
Silicon may to replace in xenotimes only P not Y&REE, and only for stabilization structure during incorporation of U&Th - according to scheme Y3+ + P5+ = U4+ + Si4+. Similar situation is with calcium - 2Y3+ = U4+ + Ca2+.
By the way, note small but very interesting compositionally specimen [www.mindat.org] which mark out connection in system xenotime-pretulite-wakefieldite.
Besides that, we also have some xenotime here in Russia. ;) It isn't so nice as from Pakistan but quite large sometimes - up to match-box size (Mt Ploskaya).
I found, that Russian xenotimes were absent on mindat, and upload couple of photos - [www.mindat.org] and [www.mindat.org]
Pavel
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) March 26, 2012 07:02PM |
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) March 26, 2012 07:51PM |
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The first picture of the Harlem Speedway (NTC) xenotimes is actually labelled as zircons on the locality page. The other picture is quite nice. I just uploaded a picture of a xenotime from there yesterday, but Van's is the better crystal.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2012 07:52PM by Kelly Nash.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2012 07:52PM by Kelly Nash.
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) March 27, 2012 06:00AM |
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) October 18, 2012 03:48PM |
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) October 19, 2012 11:01AM |
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) October 19, 2012 02:51PM |
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This is very large quartz deposit being in operation from 30th years. Quartz veins contain pockets with great quartz crystals. This xenotime is from a such pocket (as you can to see it was ingrown into quartz, this is the reason why the crystal is sceptre like). But main part of xenotime is smaller and are completely ingrow in quartz (often together with thortveitite, pyrite, fuchsite, monazite-(Ce), gersdorfite). Quartz quarry of the deposit is 3 km long and 80-100 m deep.
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Re: Xenotime-(Y) October 20, 2012 08:53AM |
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