Cheralite

Cheralite

Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA

Cheralite

Kuttakuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

Cheralite

Kuttakuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

Cheralite

Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA

Cheralite

Kuttakuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

Cheralite

Kuttakuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

Cheralite

Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA

Cheralite

Kuttakuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

About CheraliteHide

Classification of CheraliteHide

Physical Properties of CheraliteHide

Optical Data of CheraliteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.779 n_β = 1.780 n_γ = 1.817

2V:

Measured: 17° to 20°, Calculated: 20°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.038

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

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

weak

Comments:

for "brabantite": nα = 1.691, nβ = 1.696–1.73, nγ = 1.725 2V (measured) = 44◦

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Crystallography of CheraliteHide

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Type Occurrence of CheraliteHide

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Localities for CheraliteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for 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 (eg from pseudomorphs.)

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

Argentina
Santiago del Estero ⓘ Ojo de Agua Department	M. B. FRANCHINI, R. LIRA, L. MEINERT, M. F. POKLEPOVIC, A. IMPICCINI, H. A. MILLONE, CONICET, CIMAR, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Av. Buenos Aires 1400 (8300) Neuquén, Argentina. franchini@infovia.com.ar ; aimpicc@uncoma.edu.ar; CONICET. Museo de Mineralogía y Geología “Dr. A. Stelzner”, F.C.E.F. y N. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. V. Sársfield 299, (5000) Córdoba, Argentina. rlira@com.uncor.edu; fpoklepovic@com.uncor.edu; Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; meinert@wsu.edu; Gerencia de Minería de Córdoba. Celso Barrios 1665, 5016, Córdoba. gema@arnet.com.ar.
ⓘ Jasimampa prospect	NUEVOS DATOS MINERALOGICOS DEL PROSPECTO DE ETRL (Nb) JASIMAMPA, SIERRA DE SUMAMPA, SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
Australia
Northern Territory Central Desert Region Nolans Bore ⓘ Nolans Bore prospect	http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8817.pdf, http://www.arafuraresources.com.au/nol_geo.html
Victoria Swan Hill Rural City Lake Boga ⓘ Lake Boga granite quarry	Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Maas, R., Phillips, D. & Plimer, I. R. (2008) Lake Boga Granite, northwestern Victoria: mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55(3), 281–299.; Mills, S. J. & Birch, W. D. (2010) Uranmineralien aus dem Lake-Boga-Granit, Victoria, Australien. Mineralien-Welt, 21(3), 62–67. (In German)
Austria
Lower Austria Wachau Spitz Miesling valley ⓘ Blocherleitengraben	Kolitsch, U. (2017): 2039) Allanit-(Ce), Cerianit-(Ce), Cheralith, Chernovit-(Y), Mineralien der Pyrochlorsupergruppe, Columbit-(Fe), Columbit-(Mn), Uraninit und weitere Mineralien aus einem Pegmatit im Blocherleitengraben im Mieslingtal bei Spitz, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich. Pp. 256-259 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.
ⓘ Windeckberg ?	Kolitsch, U., Löffler, E., Pristacz, H. & Brandstätter, F. (2010): 1654) Triplit und weitere Mineralien aus einem anstehenden Pegmatit im Mieslingtal bei Spitz, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich. P. 241 in Niedermayr et al. (2010): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LIX. Carinthia II, 200./120., 199-260.
Styria Kindberg Hadersdorf ⓘ Lambachgraben quarry ("Harterbachgraben" quarry)	Taucher, J. (1998); Tomazic, P. (2010): Interessante Funde von Schörl, Fluorit und weiteren Mineralien im Gneissteinbruch bei Hadersdorf im Mürztal, Steiermark. Der Steirische Mineralog, H. 24, 13-16.
Brazil
Minas Gerais Poços de Caldas alkaline complex Caldas Campo do Cercado ⓘ Osamu Utsumi mine	Waber (1991)
Poços de Caldas ⓘ Morro do Ferro	Baretto & Fujimori (1986)
Canada
British Columbia Omenica Mining Division ⓘ Bearpaw Ridge	Jennifer Pell (1994) Carbonatites, Nepheline Syenites, Kimberlites and Related Rocks in British Columbia. Brithish Columbia Ministry of Energy Bulletin 88.
Williston Lake ⓘ Aley Deposit (Aley Creek Carbonatite Complex)	Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
China
Xinjiang Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture) Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.) Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field) Altay Mine ⓘ Koktokay No. 3 pegmatite (Altay No. 3 pegmatite)	Tianren Zou, Xiangchen Zhang, Fuyi Jia, Rucong Wang, Huizhi Cao, and Boqing Wu (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(4), 34-48
Czech Republic
Liberec Region ⓘ North Bohemian Uranium District	Scharm, B.: Přehled minerálů nalezených v oblasti uranových koncentrací v severočeské křídě. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1995, roč. 3, s. 169-172.
Olomouc Region Šumperk (Mährisch Schönberg) Maršíkov (Marchendorf) ⓘ Lysá hora (Kahlhübel)	Chládek,Š.:Mineralogická charakteristika pegmatitu na Lysé hoře u Maršíkova v Hrubém Jeseníku. Bakalářská práce,Univerzita Palackého Olomouc,2011,s.1-44.
Plzeň Region Sušice (Schüttenhofen) ⓘ Kašperské Hory (Bergreichenstein; Reichenstein)	Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
Ústí Region Šluknov (Schluckenau) ⓘ Valdek	Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Svratka Fryšava ⓘ Tři Studně	Černý P., Veselovský F.: Výskyt částečně desilikovaných pegmatitů pronikajících serpentinitem v obci Tři Studně. Minerál, 2013, roč. 21, č. 4, s. 299-304.
Finland
Lapland Savukoski Tulppio ⓘ Sokli carbonatite complex	Vartiainen, H. 1980 The petrography, mineralogy and petrochemistry of the Sokli carbonative massif, northern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin, 313
ⓘ Jammi	Al-Ani, T.,Sarapää, O. (2009). Rare earth elements and their mineral phases in Jammi carbonatite veins and fenites on the south side of Sokli carbonatite complex, NE Finland. Geologian tutkimuskeskus, arkistoraportti, M19/4723/2009/34. 24 p.
Pirkanmaa Orivesi Eräjärvi area ⓘ Viitaniemi pegmatite	Ilkka Mikkola collection
France
Occitanie Aveyron Valzergues ⓘ Fluorite mine	Lheur C., Peraud W., Meisser N. (2002), Résultats d'analyses concernant les arséniates et découverte de chéralite-(Ce) à la mine de Valzergues (Aveyron), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°2, pp: 3-8
Germany
Bavaria Lower Bavaria Röhrnbach ⓘ Steinerleinbach Quarry ?	Habel, M. (2011): Neufunde aus dem östlichen Bayerischen Wald (VIII). Mineralien Welt. 22 (1),80-87
Upper Palatinate Pleystein ⓘ Trutzhofmühle	Dill, H. G., Melcher, F., Gerdes, A., & Weber, B. (2008). The origin and zoning of hypogene and supergene Fe–Mn–Mg–Sc–U–REE phosphate mineralization from the newly discovered Trutzhofmühle aplite, Hagendorf pegmatite province, Germany. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46(5), 1131-1157.
Waidhaus Hagendorf ⓘ Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Shaft; Hagendorf South Open Cut)	Schnorrer, G., Kronz, A. & Pascher,G. (2003): Cheralith, Monazit und Xenotim - drei neue Minerale der Xenotim-Monazit-Gruppe sowie Uranosphaerit, ein sekundäres Wismut-Uran-Mineral vom ehemaligen Phosphatpegmatit Hagendorf-Süd/Oberpfalz. Aufschluss, 54, 267-272. (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen Ettringen Bellerberg volcano ⓘ Caspar quarry	Blass, G., Graf, HW., Kolitsch, U., Sebold, D., Über neue Mineralfunde aus der Vulkaneifel, MW 6/2005
Saxony Erzgebirge District Schmiedeberg ⓘ Sadisdorf	Witzke, T. (2011): Neues von Sadisdorf, Erzgebirge: Gananit, Cheralith, Grayit und Brockit. Mineralien-Welt 22 (4), 47-50.
Greece
Central Macedonia Kilkis ⓘ Vathi Village	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anestis_Filippidis/publication/281551528_Chemical_X-ray_and_Mossbauer_investigation_of_a_turquoise_from_the_Vathi_area_volcanic_rocks_Macedonia_Greece/links/55ed72c708aeb6516268df0f/Chemical-X-ray-and-Mossbauer-investigation-of-a-turquoise-from-the-Vathi-area-volcanic-rocks-Macedonia-Greece.pdf?origin=publication_list Chemical, X-Ray and Mössbauer investigation of a turquoise from the Vathi area volcanic rocks, Macedonia, Greece. S. Sklavounos, T. Ericcson, A. Filippidis, K. Michailidis, C. Kougoulis; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anestis_Filippidis/publication/281551528_Chemical_X-ray_and_Mossbauer_investigation_of_a_turquoise_from_the_Vathi_area_volcanic_rocks_Macedonia_Greece/links/55ed72c708aeb6516268df0f/Chemical-X-ray-and-Mossbauer-investigation-of-a-turquoise-from-the-Vathi-area-volcanic-rocks-Macedonia-Greece.pdf?origin=publication_list Chemical, X-Ray and Mössbauer investigation of a turquoise from the Vathi area volcanic rocks, Macedonia, Greece. S. Sklavounos, T. Ericcson, A. Filippidis, K. Michailidis, C. Kougoulis; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anestis_Filippidis/publication/281551528_Chemical_X-ray_and_Mossbauer_investigation_of_a_turquoise_from_the_Vathi_area_volcanic_rocks_Macedonia_Greece/links/55ed72c708aeb6516268df0f/Chemical-X-ray-and-Mossbauer-investigation-of-a-turquoise-from-the-Vathi-area-volcanic-rocks-Macedonia-Greece.pdf?origin=publication_list Chemical, X-Ray and Mössbauer investigation of a turquoise from the Vathi area volcanic rocks, Macedonia, Greece. S. Sklavounos, T. Ericcson, A. Filippidis, K. Michailidis, C. Kougoulis
Hungary
Baranya ⓘ Mecsek Mts	Nagy, G., (2003): Nacareniobsite in Phonolites in the Mecsek Mts. (Hungary) - Second occurrence in the world, Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract series 1, Szeged 2003
Fejér Velencei Mts Lovasberény ⓘ Meleg Hill	Szakáll & Gatter, 1993
India (TL)
Kerala (Travancore) Thiruvananthapuram District Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) ⓘ Kuttakuzhi (Kuttankuli) (TL)	Bowie S H U, Horne J E T (1953) Cheralite, a new mineral of the monazite group, Mineralogical Magazine 30, 93-99
Italy
Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Ossola Valley Vigezzo Valley Trontano Pizzo Marcio ⓘ Pizzo Marcio South dyke	Guastoni, A., Mazzoli, C. (2007): Age determination by μ-PIXE analysis of cheralite-(Ce) from emerald-bearing pegmatites of Vigezzo Valley (Western Alps, Italy). Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges., 153, 279-282.; Guastoni, A. (2012): LCT (lithium, cesium, tantalum) and NYF (niobium, yttrium, fluorine) pegmatites in the Central Alps. Proxies of exhumation history of the Alpine nappe stack in the Lepontine Dome. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Padova, Dept. of Geosciences, 159 pp.; Boscardin, M., Mattioli, V., Rocchetti, I. (2013): Minerali della Valle Vigezzo. Litotipografia Alcione, Lavis (Trento), 229 pp.
Tuscany Livorno Province Campigliese (Campiglia Mountains; Campiglia Ridge) Campiglia Marittima ⓘ Botro ai Marmi	Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., Gini, C., Bargellini, C., Gamucci, C., Marinai, V., Nannoni, R. (2013). Botro ai Marmi. I minerali delle miniere Maffei e Montorsi. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 1/2013, 63-83.
ⓘ Maffei Mine	Orlandi, P. (1997): Zibaldone di mineralogia italiana. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 22, 2(2-1997), 179-185; Nannoni, R., Marinai, V. (2008): Monte Spinosa. Nuovi ritrovamenti alle miniere Maffei e Montorsi. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 32, 2 (2-2008), 98-111; Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., Gini, C., Bargellini, C., Gamucci, C., Marinai, V., Nannoni, R. (2013): Botro ai Marmi. I minerali delle miniere Maffei e Montorsi. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 37, 1 (1-2013), 63-83.
Laos
Bokeo Province Huay Xai ⓘ Ban Huay Xai sapphire mines (Ban Huai Sai; Ban Houei Sai)	Sutherland, F.L., Bosshart, G., Fanning, C.M., Hoskind, P.W.O., and Coenraads, R.R. (2002): Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 20(7), 841-849.
Madagascar
Ihorombe Ihosy District Sahambano Commune ⓘ Manivala (Sahambano corundum deposit)	Rakotondrazafy, A.F.M., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Rakotosamizanany, S., Andriamamonjy, A., Ralantoarison, T., Razanatseheno, M., Offant, Y., Garnier, V., Maluski, H., Dunaigre, C., Schwarz, D., and Ratrimo, V. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 134-154.
Morocco
Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region Khénifra Province Tamazeght Mountain Range ⓘ Jebel Bou-Agrao	Khadem Allah, B. (1993)
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region ⓘ Awsard massif	Bea, F., Montero, P., Haissen, F., & El Archi, A. (2013). 2.46 Ga kalsilite and nepheline syenites from the Awsard pluton, Reguibat Rise of the West African Craton, Morocco. Generation of extremely K-rich magmas at the Archean–Proterozoic transition. Precambrian Research, 224, 242-254.
Norway
Buskerud Modum Snarum ⓘ Oksøyekollen ?	Nordrum, F.S. (2010): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2009-2010. Stein 37 (2), 4-14
Østfold Råde ⓘ Starengen (Stadengen) ?	Selbekk, R. S., Berg, H-J. and Folvik, H. O. (2009) Mineraler i monazitt-gruppen funnet i Norge. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 41: 43-47.
Trøndelag Levanger Ytterøy ⓘ Carbonate veins	Grønvik, A. & Torsvik, T. (1989) On the origin and age of hydrothermal thorium-enriched carbonate veins and breccias in the Møre­-Trøndelag Fault Zone, central Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 69:1-19
Poland
Lower Silesia ⓘ Bogatynia area	Kucha H., Wieczorek A. 1980: Ca1-xTh1-xRE2x[PO4]2 . 2H2O, a new mineral from Lower Silesia, Poland. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 11, No 1, 123-136
Dzierżoniów District Piława Górna (Ober Peilau; Gnadenfrei) DSS Piława Górna Quarry ⓘ Julianna pegmatite	Szuszkiewicz, A., Szełęg, E., Pieczka, A., Ilnicki, S., Nejbert, K., Turniak, K., ... & Michałowski, P. (2013) The Julianna pegmatite vein system at the Piława Górna Mine, Góry Sowie Block, SW Poland–preliminary data on geology and descriptive mineralogy. Geological Quarterly, 2013, 57 (3): 000–000
Orlica-Śnieżnik Dome ⓘ Jawornik Mt.	Budzyń, B., Jastrzębski, M. (2015): Monazite alterations and geochronology in the Jawornik granitoid and host metasedimentary rocks (Sudetes Mts., SW Poland). Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 29
Ząbkowice Slaskie District Ząbkowice (Frankenstein) Szklary (Gläsendorf) ⓘ Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite)	Pieczka, A., Evans, R. J., Grew, E. S., Groat, L. A., Ma, C., & Rossman, G. R. (2013). The dumortierite supergroup. II. Three new minerals from the Szklary pegmatite, SW Poland: Nioboholtite,(Nb0. 6⃞0. 4) Al6BSi3O18, titanoholtite,(Ti0. 75⃞0. 25) Al6BSi3O18, and szklaryite, ⃞Al6BAs33+ O15. Mineralogical Magazine, 77(6), 2841-2856.
Zgorzelec district ⓘ Markocice Th prospect	Mochnacka, K., Oberc-Dziedzic, T., Mayer, W., & Pieczka, A. (2015). Ore mineralization related to geological evolution of the Karkonosze–Izera Massif (the Sudetes, Poland)—Towards a model. Ore Geology Reviews, 64, 215-238.
Romania
Harghita ⓘ Ditrău (Ditró)	Paulina Hîrtopanu, Robert J. Fairhurst, Gyula Jakab, Sorin Silviu Udubaşa (2017): Monazite-(Ce) and its associations from the Ditrau alkaline intrusive massif, East Carpathians, Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits 90, 27-40.
Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Rezh District Lipovsk pegmatite field ⓘ Lipovka Mine (Lipovskoe Mine; Lipovskaya Mine; Lipovaya Mine)	Igor.V. Pekov, Lyudmila R. Memetova (2008) Minerals of the Lipovka Granite Pegmatites, Central Urals, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac 13:6-45
Slovakia
Bratislava Region Bratislava Co. Bratislava Devín ⓘ Jezuitské Lesy	Chudík, P. & Uher, P. (2009): Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 155, 40. (Abs.)
South Africa
North West Bojanala Platinum District ⓘ Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex	Cairncross & Dixon (1995) 138-140.
Switzerland
Ticino (Tessin) Lago Maggiore Brissago ⓘ Ponte Valley	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), p. 110.
Ukraine
Kirovohrad Oblast ⓘ Boltysh Crater	Gurov, E. P., Shekhunova, S. B., & Permyakov, V. V. (2015). Accessory and opaque minerals in impact melt rocks of the Boltysh structure, Ukraine. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50(6), 1139-1155.
USA
Michigan Marquette Co. Republic ⓘ Grizzly pegmatite	Rebecca A. Simmons (2009) "Minerals of the Grizzly Pegmatite, Marquette County, Michigan", Mineral News, 25, #4, 1 & 12-13.
Nevada Nye Co. Tolicha District Tolicha Peak Landmark-Life Preserver group ⓘ Life Preserver Mine	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
New Mexico Rio Arriba Co. ⓘ Petaca District	Gunnar Färber
Wisconsin Marathon Co. ⓘ Wausau Intrusive Complex	Rocks and Minerals, (1987) 62:188-195
ⓘ Nine Mile pluton	Hanson, S.L., et al (1999) Rocks and Minerals, 74, 184
ⓘ Stettin pluton	Minerals of the Stettin pluton, Marathon County, Wisconsin. A. Falster, Rocks & Minerals, 61(2), 1986, pp 74–78.
Wood Co. Vesper ⓘ Schill Quarry	Min.News 15(5):1, 5 - 6
Wyoming Carbon Co. Encampment District Encampment ⓘ Uranium King Mine	Dave Harris (location specified by dealer).