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Erikite

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Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
© K.E.Larsen

A Mixture Of:Monazite, Rhabdophane


Discredited as a pseudomorphous mixture of monazite and rhabdophane after vitusite-(Ce) (Pekov et al., 1997).

Classification of Erikite

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Other Names for Erikite

Other Languages:
German:Erikit

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 Erikite

Reference List:Bøggild, O.B. (1903): Erikite, a new mineral. Meddelelser om Grønland, 26, 93-121.

Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Rønsbo, J.G. & Sørensen, H. (1997): Erikite - a pseudomorph after vitusite. Neues. Jahrb. Mineral. Monatsh., 97-112.

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    Localities for Erikite

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    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
        • Ilimaussaq complex
          • Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau
            • Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit
    		Pekov,I.V. & Ekimenkova, I.A. (2001): Two new rare-earth-rich mineral associations in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 190, 143-144
          • Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord)
    		Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn
    Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn
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