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Ancylite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Name:From the Greek αυκιλος for 'curved', in allusion to the rounded and distorted crystal shapes.
Synonym of:Ancylite-(Ce), Ancylite-(La)
This page provides mineralogical data about Ancylite.

Classification of Ancylite

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Crystallography of Ancylite

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Ancylite no.1 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

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Other Names for Ancylite

Synonyms:
AncylliteAnkyliteAnsilite
Other Languages:
German:Ancylit
Ancyllit
Ankylit
Ansilit
Russian:Анкилит
Spanish:Ancylita
Ancyllita
Ankylita

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 Ancylite

Reference List:Flink (1899) Meddelelser om Grønland: 14: 235 (as Ankylit).

Flink (1901) Meddelelser om Grønland: 24: 49.

Tschernik (1923) Bull. de académie des sciences Russie: (6): 17: 81.

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: 291-293.

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    Localities for Ancylite

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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.
    Brazil
     
    • Central-West Region
      • Goiás
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Araxá
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
      • São Paulo
        • Itapirapuã
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Haliburton Co.
        • Monmouth Township
          • Wilberforce
    		GSC misc report 39
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
    		Petersen, O. V. and Secher, K. (1993): The minerals of Greenland, The Mineralogical Record, Vol. 24(2), 1-65
    Kazakhstan
     
    Namibia
     
    • Kunene Region
      • Damaraland District
        • Kalkfeld
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    Norway
     
    • Nord-Trøndelag
      • Snåsa
    		Nordrum, F.S. and Garmo, T.T (2006): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge. [New mineral discoveries in Norway]. Bergverksmuseets skrifter nr 33, p. 61.
    • Oslo
      • Grorud
        • Bånkall
    		Oftedal, I. & Sæbø, P.Chr. (1965): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No 30. Minerals from Nordmarkite Druses. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 45, 171-175 (p. 173); Husdal, T. (2009): Ancylittmineraler i Norge. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, skrift 41, 33 - 42
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Tvedalen
    		Collected by Peter Andresen 2009.
          • Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry)
    		Collection of Peter Andresen.
    Portugal
     
    • Faro District
      • Monchique
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
            • Kukisvumchorr Mt
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Bulakh, A.G., Le Bas, M.J., Wall, F., and Zaitsev, A.N. (1998), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1998: 171-192.
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim)
    • Western-Siberian Region
    		[Mineralien Welt 6/92:62]
    Ukraine
     
    • Zaporozh'e Oblast'
      • Azov Sea Region
    		Ryabchikov, I.D., Kogarko, L.N., Krivdik, S.G., and Ntaflos, T. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(6), 423-432.
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Custer Co.
        • Gem Park Area
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
      • Fremont Co.
        • Gem Park Area
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Iron Mountain complex
          • McClure Mountain
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • Montana
      • Hill Co.
        • Bearpaw Mts
          • Big Sandy Creek
    		American Mineralogist: 38: 1169-1183
      • Meagher Co.
    		Chakhmouradian, A. R. & Mitchell, R. H. (2002): The mineralogy of Ba- and Zr-rich alkaline pegmatites from Gordon Butte, Crazy Mountains (Montana, USA): comparisons between potassic and sodic agpaitic pegmatites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 143, 93-114.
      • Ravalli Co.
        • Bitterroot Base Line
          • Alta
    		Am Min (1959) 44:1-8
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax Co.
        • Springer
          • Point of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa)
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
    • Virginia
      • Amherst Co.
        • Roseland
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Fairfax Co.
        • Culpeper Basin
          • Centreville
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Loudoun Co.
        • Leesburg
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