| Locality type: | Adit |
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| Species: | Vitusite-(Ce) |
| Formula: | Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2 |
| Comments: | Found in cavernous veinlets and vugs in ljuvraite (Pekov & Ekimenova 2001)
See also "erikite". |
| Habit: | isometric & tabular grains to 5mm in diameter; wellshaped crystals in vugs |
| Colour: | dichroic: greenish brown in daylight, honey coloured in electric light |
| Luminescent properties: | weak lilac |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Erikite | ⓘ1 photo of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Erikite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Vitusite-(Ce) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 487594 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:487594:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 058de997-c95b-43b0-9f20-6219168d58ba |
| Nearest other occurrences of Vitusite-(Ce) |
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| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘKvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘDrill Core 39, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (volume) | | E T I N 1 9 0 · 2001 The Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland: status of mineralogical research...Sørensen Contributions to the mineralogy of Ilímaussaq, no. 100 Anniversary volume with list of minerals...SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1 Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 190...Gardar province, geochemistry, hyper-agpaite, Ilímaussaq, mineralogy, nepheline syenite, peralkaline,...South Greenland. Cover Igneous layering in kakortokites in the southern part of the Ilímaussaq alkaline |
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Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland