Cordylite

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Cordylite-(Ce)
Narssârssuk pegmatite (Narsarsuk pegmatite), Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk), Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
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Name:	From the Greek κορδύ, club, in allusion to the shape of the crystals.
Synonym of:	Cordylite-(Ce), Cordylite-(La)

This page provides mineralogical data about Cordylite.

Classification of Cordylite
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References for Cordylite
Reference List: - +	Flink (1898) Meddelelser om Grønland: 14: 236. Flink (1901) Meddelelser om Grønland: 24: 42. 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: 285-287.
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Localities for Cordylite
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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.


Canada
British Columbia Omenica Mining Division Williston Lake Aley Creek	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
Québec Montérégie Lajemmerais RCM Varennes & St-Amable Saint-Amable sill Demix-Varennes quarry	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Mineralogical Record: 29: 83.
Rouville RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry)	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Chen, T.T., Chao, G.Y. (1975), Cordylite from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist: 13: 93-94; Giester, G., Ni, Y., Jarosch, D., Hughes, J.M. Ronsbo, J., Yang, Z. and Zemann, J. (1998), Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material. American Mineralogist: 83: 178-184.

China
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture) Bayan Obo Mining District Bayan Obo Bayan Obo (Bayun-Obo; Baiyunebo) deposit	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Zhang Peishan, Yang Zhuming, Tao Kejie, and Yang Xueming (1996): "Mineralogy and Geology of Rare Earths in China", Science Press (Beijing), 226 pp.
Dulahala Wu dyke	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Yang, X.M., Yang, X.Y., Zheng, Y.F., and Le Bas, M.J. (2003): Mineralogy and Petrology 78, 93-110.

Greenland
Kitaa (West Greenland) Province Narsaq Igaliku (Igaliko) Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk) Narssârssuk pegmatite (Narsarsuk pegmatite)	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Meddr Gronland,(1899) 24, p. 42; 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: 286, 292; Petersen Ole V.,Secher K.(1985) - Gronland: Mineralien, Geologie, Geschichte. - Verlag Bode & Partner K.G., Bochum, 87 pagg.

Malawi
Zomba District Mount Malosa	[Cordylite-(Ce)] A. Guastoni pers. comm. 2007 & Horváth specimen P. Kartashov probe anal.

Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e) Irkutskaya Oblast' Vitim Plateau Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin) Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence (Biraya deposit)	[Cordylite-(Ce)] A. Konev et al.: Eur. J. Min. 17(5):715–721 (2005)
Northern Region Murmanskaja Oblast' Kola Peninsula Khibiny Massif Kukisvumchorr Mt	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages
Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei)	[Cordylite-(Ce)] P.M. Kartashov data
Tul'ilukht Bay	[Cordylite-(Ce)] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif	[Cordylite-(Ce)] www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/vuori.htm; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow

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