Britholite-(Y)

Britholite-(Y), etc.

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y)

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y), etc.

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y), etc.

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y)

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y), etc.

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y), etc.

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Britholite-(Y)

West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.730 - 1.752 n_ε = 1.728 - 1.750

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.002

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Optical Extinction:

Parallel to cleavage.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0011044	Britholite-(Y)	Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246		1993	Suishoyama, Japan	0	293
0011045	Britholite-(Y)	Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246		1993	Suishoyama, Japan	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Britholite-(Y)' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Noe D C' 'Hughes J M' 'Mariano A N' 'Drexler J W' 'Kato A' _journal_name_full 'Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie' _journal_volume 206 _journal_year 1993 _journal_page_first 233 _journal_page_last 246 _publ_section_title ; The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Note: unannealed sample ; _database_code_amcsd 0011044 _chemical_compound_source 'Suishoyama, Japan' _chemical_formula_sum 'Y4.48 Lu.32 Ca.2 Si3 O12.07 (F.93 H.07)' _cell_length_a 9.4216 _cell_length_b 9.4138 _cell_length_c 6.7639 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 120.0284 _cell_volume 519.389 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 4.843 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1 1 21' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '-x,-y,1/2+z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Y1a 0.33380 0.66620 0.00450 0.88000 0.03331 Lu1a 0.33380 0.66620 0.00450 0.12000 0.03331 Y1b 0.33290 0.66700 0.50780 0.80000 0.01102 Ca1b 0.33290 0.66700 0.50780 0.20000 0.01102 Y2a 0.99470 0.24220 0.25900 0.93000 0.02267 Lu2a 0.99470 0.24220 0.25900 0.07000 0.02267 Y2b 0.24230 0.24730 0.75700 0.94000 0.02216 Lu2b 0.24230 0.24730 0.75700 0.06000 0.02216 Y2c 0.24730 0.00500 0.25700 0.93000 0.02343 Lu2c 0.24730 0.00500 0.25700 0.07000 0.02343 Si1 0.02600 0.62700 0.25000 1.00000 0.01279 Si2 0.37270 0.39920 0.27400 1.00000 0.01406 Si3 0.60100 0.97380 0.25000 1.00000 0.01418 O1a 0.83200 0.50700 0.25900 1.00000 0.03040 O1b 0.49100 0.32200 0.27500 1.00000 0.03420 O1c 0.67500 0.16900 0.25500 1.00000 0.03040 O2a 0.40300 0.87040 0.23800 1.00000 0.02026 O2b 0.46800 0.59600 0.23600 1.00000 0.01773 O2c 0.13000 0.53360 0.28800 1.00000 0.02280 O3a 0.62800 0.89600 0.06200 1.00000 0.02280 O3b 0.68600 0.92500 0.44200 1.00000 0.02913 O3c 0.26600 0.36700 0.06100 1.00000 0.01900 O3d 0.23700 0.31000 0.43800 1.00000 0.03926 O3e 0.07500 0.76100 0.08500 1.00000 0.02913 O3f 0.10200 0.73300 0.46800 1.00000 0.02406 F 0.00000 0.99700 0.23100 0.93000 0.06713 O-H 0.00000 0.99700 0.23100 0.07000 0.06713

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Reference List:

Hata, S. (1938): Abukumalite, a new mineral from pegmatites of Isaka, Fukushima prefecture. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Tokyo, 34, 1018-1023. [as abukumalite]

Omori, K. and Hasegawa, S. (1953): Yttrialite and abukumalite from pegmatite of Suishoyama, Iisaka village, Fukushima, Japan. Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 37, 21-29. [as abukumalite]

Levinson, A.A. (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals. American Mineralogist, 51, 152-158.

Noe, D.C., Hughes, J.M., Mariano, A.N., Drexler, J.W., Kato, A. (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y). Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 206, 233-246.

Oberti, R., Ottolini, L., Della Ventura, G., Parodi, G.C. (2001): On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: New structural and microanalytical data. American Mineralogist, 86, 1066-1075.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Canada
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue RCM Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue ⓘ Kipawa alkaline complex	GSC database
Côte-Nord Sept-Rivières RCM ⓘ Kwyjibo deposit	Louise Corriveau (Date Modified: 2008-12-08) Mineral Deposits of Canada District Metallogeny The Manitou district a Canadian iron oxide copper-gold deposit setting. Geological Survey of Canada
China
ⓘ Henan	Chunliu Song, Bingkun Qiao and Jianhong Zhang (1988): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 8(1), 19-24
Finland
Pirkanmaa Valkeakoski ⓘ Pyörönmaa pegmatite	Siivola, J. (1975): The lanthanoid content of some minerals from the Pyörönmaa pegmatite in Kangasala, Finland. Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin. 276, 1-17
Southwest Finland Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari) Kimitoön Island ⓘ Lövböle	Jyrki Autio Collection. Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data.
ⓘ Smörklinten	Ilkka Mikkola collection, identified with XRD and XRF.
Laitila ⓘ Amazonite pegmatite	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data 2019, Joel Dyer collection
Japan (TL)
Fukushima Prefecture ⓘ Abukuma range (Abukuma massif) (TL)	Hata, S. (1938) Abukumalite [britholite-(Y)], a new mineral from pegmatites of Iisaka, Fukushima prefecture. Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res., Tokyo, 34, 1018-1023.
Date District Kawamata ⓘ Fusamata	Nagashima, K., Nakao, K., Wakita, H., & Kato, A. (1971). Chemical Studies of Minerals Containing Rarer Elements from the Far East District. LXIV. Abukumalite from Fusamata, Kawamata-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 44, 867-869.
Iizaka Village (Iisaka) ⓘ Suishoyama pegmatite (Suishouyama; Suisyoyama; Suishyoyama) (TL)	Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res., Tokyo, 34, 1018-1023. Sueno, S., Matsuura, S., Bunno, M., & Kurosawa, M. (2002). Occurrence and crystal chemical features of protoferro-anthophyllite and protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite from Cheyenne Canyon and Cheyenne Mountain, USA and Hirukawa-mura, Suisho-yama, and Yokone-yama, Japan. Journal of mineralogical and petrological sciences, 97(4), 127-136.
Gifu Prefecture Nakatsugawa City Hirukawa ⓘ Tawara (Tahara)	ex-Okamoto collection, now (2015) on display at Hakusekikan museum, Hirukawa.
Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District Khaldzan Buragtag massif ⓘ Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit	Pavel Kartashov analytical data (2012), selfcollected specimens of 1990
Norway
Agder Vennesla Øvrebø ⓘ Reiersdal Feldspar Quarries ?	Griffin, William L., Nilssen, Borghild, Nilssen, Borghild (1979) Britholite (-Y) and its alteration: Reiarsdal, Vest-Agder, south Norway. Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway, No. 64. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 59 (3) 265-271
Nordland Hamarøy Drag Eivollen ⓘ Nedre Eivollen	Husdal, Tomas, Müller, Axel, Olerud, Svein, Thoresen, Øivind (2017) 1. Pegmatites of the Tysfjord-Hamarøy area, northern Norway. Geological society of Norway Geological Guides, 6. 3-47
Lapplægeret ⓘ Øvre Lapplægeret Quarry	Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
ⓘ Kråkmo	Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
ⓘ Lagmannsvik	Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
Narvik ⓘ Hundholmen	Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
ⓘ Stetind pegmatite	Husdal, Tomas (2008) The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 5-28
Vestfold og Telemark Skien Kilebygda ⓘ Gislesjø	Henrich Neumann (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget
Portugal
Azores São Miguel ⓘ Água de Pau Volcano ?	Lavarde, S., Chiappino, L., Alves, P., Astolfi, M., (2019) Les Minéraux du massif volcanique du Fogo, Ile de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal. Le Règne Mineral, 145, 30-50
Ribeira Grande ⓘ Ruins of Lombadas syenite xenolith occurrence	Knut Edvard Larsen collection, july 2019
Russia
Khabarovsk Krai ⓘ Badzhalski ore District	Alekseev, V. I., & Marin, Y. B. (2015). Composition and evolution of accessory mineralization of Li–F granites in the Far East as indicators of their ore potential. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57(8), 635-644.
Murmansk Oblast Belye Tundry Massif ⓘ Zirkonovoe pegmatite body (Zirkonovoye)	Voloshin, A.V., Lyalina, L.M., Savchenko, Ye.E., Selivanova, E.A. [Волошин А.В., Лялина Л.М., Савченко Е.Э., Селиванова Е.А.] (2005): Intragranite rare-metal pegmatites of the alkaline granite formation of the Kola Peninsula. Quartz-zircon pseudomorphs [Внутригранитные редкометалльные пегматиты щелочногранитовой формации Кольского полуострова. Кварц-цирконовые псевдоморфозы]. Zapiski RMO [Записки РМО], 134, 4, 98-107 Lyalina, L.M., Savchenko, Ye.E., Selivanova, E.A. [Лялина Л.М., Савченко Е.Э., Селиванова Е.А.] (2007): Fluorthalénite-(Y) and crystalline britholite-(Y) in a pegmatite of the Belye Tundry alkali granite massif, Kola Peninsula [Фторталенит-(Y) и кристаллический бритолит-(Y) в пегматите щелочно-гранитного массива Белые тундры, Кольский полуостров]. Mineralogy in the whole space of this word. Proceedings of IV Fersman Scientific Session. Apatity, 4-6 June 2007 [Минералогия во всем пространстве сего слова. Труды IV Ферсмановской научной сессии. Апатиты, 4-6 июня 2007]. K & M, Apatity, 174-177 Lyalina, L.M., Selivanova, E.A., Savchenko, Ye.E., Zozulya, D.R., Kadyrova, G.I. (2014): Minerals of the gadolinite-(Y)–hingganite-(Y) series in the alkali granite pegmatites of the Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 56, 675-684.
Lovozersky District Keivy Mountains ⓘ Western Keivy Massif	Pavel M. Kartashov data
ⓘ Serpovidnyi Ridge	Lunts, A.Ya. [Лунц, А.Я] (1972) Mineralogy, geochemistry and origin of the rare-earth pegmatites of alkaline granites, north-western USSR [Минералогия, геохимия и генезис редкоземельных пегматитов щелочных гранитов Северо-Запада СССР]. Nedra [Недра], Moscow, 176 pp. (in Russian).
ⓘ Vyuntspakhk Mt	Pavel M. Kartashov data
ⓘ West Keivy Block	No reference listed
ⓘ Platon Mountain	Pavel M. Kartashov collection
ⓘ White Tundra pegmatite	Zozulya, D., Macdonald, R., Bagiński, B., & Jokubauskas, P. (2022). Nb/Ta, Zr/Hf and REE fractionation in exotic pegmatite from the Keivy province, NW Russia, with implications for rare-metal mineralization in alkali feldspar granite systems. Ore Geology Reviews, 104779.
ⓘ Yel’skie Lakes deposits	Kalashnikov, A. O., Konopleva, N. G., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., & Ivanyuk, G. Y. (2016). Rare Earth Deposits of the Murmansk Region, Russia—A Review. Economic Geology, 111(7), 1529-1559.
Slovakia
Trenčín Region Považská Bystrica District Stupné ⓘ Stupné quarry	Uher, P., Ondrejka, M.: Britolit-(Y): neskoromagmatický akcesorický minerál Y-REE z granitu A-typu v Stupnom při Považskej Bystrici, Pieninské bradlové pásmo (severozápadné Slovensko). Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2008, vol. 16, 2, 224-229. Uher, P., Ondrejka, M., Bačík, P., Broska, I. and Konečný, P. (2015): Britholite, monazite, REE-carbonates and calcite: products of hydrothermal alteration of allanite and apatite in A-type granite from Stupné, Western Carpathians, Slovakia. Lithos, 236-237, 212-225.
South Africa
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Moses Kotane Local Municipality Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex ⓘ Pilanesberg Mountain ?
Sweden
Jönköping County Jönköping Gränna ⓘ Norra Kärr ?	Adamson, O. J. (1944): The Petrology of the Norra Kärr District. An occurrence of alkaline Rocks in Southern Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 66: 112-255 Thulin, H. (1996): Norra Kärr. Litiofilen 13: 17-51
UK
ⓘ Scotland	Tindle, Andy G. (2008) Minerals of Britain and Ireland. Terra Publishing, Harpenden. 616pp.
Highland Eilean á Chèo ⓘ Isle of Skye	Fluid Evolution and The Formation and Alteration of Allanite in Skarn from the Beinn an Dhubaich Granite Aureole, Skye Martin Smith & Paul Henderson Jour. Conf. Abstracts 5: 939 (2000)
USA
Colorado Gunnison County White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) ⓘ Iron Hill deposit	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
ⓘ Wet Mountains Area	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
Michigan Marquette County Republic ⓘ Black River pegmatite	"Mines and Minerals of Michigan's Iron Country," Ramon S. Demark. Rocks & Minerals, March 2000.
Nevada Humboldt County Bottle Creek Mining District ⓘ Buff Peak prospect ?	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Texas Llano County Kingsland Granite Company Quarry (Petrick Quarry) ⓘ Petrick pegmatite	Arthur Smith, Frank Roberts, Denise Bicknell (2008) Mineral News, 24, #1, 6-7.