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Ancylite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
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Name:From the Greek αυκιλος for 'curved', in allusion to the rounded and distorted crystal shapes.


See Anycylite-(Ce) and Ancylite-(La).

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
German names:
AncylitAncyllitAnkylitAnsilit
Russian names:
Анкилит
Spanish names:
AncylitaAncyllitaAnkylita

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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    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
    China
     
    • Shandong Province
      • Zaozhuang Prefecture
        • Xuecheng District
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189, 174 pp.
    Kazakhstan
     
    Namibia
     
    • Kunene Region
      • Damaraland District
        • Omaruru
    		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.
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Tvedalen
          • 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
    		No reference listed
    Bulakh, A.G., Le Bas, M.J., Wall, F., and Zaitsev, A.N. (1998), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1998: 171-192.
    • Urals Region
      • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
        • Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim)
    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Tyumenskaya Oblast'
    		[Mineralien Welt 6/92:62]
    Ukraine
     
    • Zaporozh'e Oblast'
      • Azov Sea Region
        • Novopoltavskii Massif
    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
      • Ravalli Co.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax Co.
        • Springer
          • Point of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa)
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
    • Vermont
      • Windham Co.
        • Putney
    		Rocks & Min. vol. 71, (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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