Tyrite

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Name:	Described by Forbes & Dahll (1855) as a new mineral from Hampemyr, Tromøy, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. The name is after Tyr, a Norse deity. Later showed to be fergusonite.
Synonym of:	Fergusonite

This page provides mineralogical data about Tyrite.

References for Tyrite
Reference List: - +	Forbes (1855), Ednburgh New Phil. Journal: 1: 67. Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 757. - Raade, G. (1996): Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 11, 104 pp. + plates 1-7
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