Bastnäsite-(Ce) from
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
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Description
Type Locality:	Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden is the type locality for Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Hisinger, W. (1838): Analyser af några svenska mineralier. 2.Basiskt Fluor-Cerium från Bastnäs. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1838, 187-1891 ; Geijer, p. (1920): The cerium minerals of Bastnäs at Riddarhyttan. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, Serie C, 304: 1-24
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Allanite-(Ce) Cerite-(Ce)
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Bastnäsite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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