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Yttrofluorite from
Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway

Description
Comments:Described as a new mineral by Vogt, from Hundholmen, in 1911. A large vein that occured in the pegmatite quarry, about 60 cm thick in average, consisted almost entirely of ytrofluorite.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Vogt (1911 and 1923); Sverderup (1968); Foslie (1941, p. 236); Neumann (1985, p. 50).
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Yttrofluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway
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