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Weibyeite

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System:	Orthorhombic	Colour:	Colourless (internal); ...
Name:	After P.C. Weibye, Norwegian mineralogist.

An inadequately defined material from Lille Arøya (Midtre Arøy; Øvre Arøy; Övre-Arö), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway.
A sample labbeled Weibeyite and collected by W.C.Brøgger in 1902 was found by Sverdrup et al. (1959) to be bastnäsite.
Some material may also be ancylite.

Classification of Weibyeite
IMA status:	Discredited 1964
Explanation of status:	Discredited in Am. Mineral 49 (1964) 1154.
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Physical Properties of Weibyeite
Colour:	Colourless (internal); ochre-yellow (surfaces)
Crystallography of Weibyeite
Crystal System:	Orthorhombic
Morphology:	Crystals tiny.
Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Weibyeite
Reference List: - +	Brögger (1890) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 16: 650. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 293.
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Localities for Weibyeite
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.

Norway

Vestfold

Larvik

Langesundsfjorden

Lille Arøya (Midtre Arøy; Øvre Arøy; Övre-Arö)

Palache et al (1951), Dana's System of Mineralogy, seventh ed., vol. II: 284, 293.

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