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Vitusite-(Ce)

A valid IMA mineral species

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Vitusite-(Ce)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Vitusite-(Ce)

Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Vitusite-(Ce), etc.

Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Vitusite-(Ce)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Vitusite-(Ce)

Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Vitusite-(Ce), etc.

Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Vitusite-(Ce)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Vitusite-(Ce)

Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

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About Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Vitus Bering

Formula:

Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂

Colour:

Pale pink, white, pale green, also yellow, gray to black

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

3.60 - 3.70

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named vitusite after Vitus Bering (baptised 5 August 1681, died 19 December 1741), a Danish-Russian explorer of the northern seas. The suffix was added in 1987, following the Levinson rule, indicating the predominant essential REE.

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Drill Core 39, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
ⓘ Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

May be altered to "erikite" = a pseudomorphous mixture of monazite and rhabdophane after vitusite-(Ce) (Pekov et al., 1997).

Related to dyrnaesite-(La).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4193

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4193:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

d1bb6686-f6e1-4e17-8875-17650d7b6681

IMA Classification of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA status notes:

Renamed by the IMA

IMA Formula:

Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂

Approval year:

1976

First published:

1979

Type description reference:

Rønsbo, J.G., Khomyakov, A.P., Semenov, E.I., Voronkov, A.A., Garanin, V.K. (1979) Vitusite, a new phosphate of sodium and rare earths from the Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola and Ilímaussaq alkaline intrusion, South Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 137: 42-53.

Classification of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.AC.35

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Dana 7th ed.:

38.1.8.1

Dana 8th ed.:

38.1.8.1

38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
1 : ABXO₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

19.9.9

19 : Phosphates
9 : Phosphates of rare earths and Sc

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Vtu-Ce	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Pale pink, white, pale green, also yellow, gray to black

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
{001}, {010}, {100}, but degree of development unstated

Density:

3.60 - 3.70 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.63 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.602 - 1.604 n_β = 1.647 - 1.650 n_γ = 1.649 - 1.654

2V:

Measured: 30° , Calculated: 22° to 32°

Birefringence:

0.045

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.047 - 0.050

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

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

r > v

Optical Extinction:

XYZ = abc

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Mindat Formula:

Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂

Elements listed:

Ce, La, Na, Nd, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Pca2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.342 Å, b = 18.680 Å, c = 14.062 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.286 : 1 : 0.753

Unit Cell V:

1,403.23 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Twinning:

pseudohexagonal on {160} and {120}

Comment:

Pc21b, Neues Jahrbuch MA 1980 137:42; a supercell 58.75

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014868	Vitusite-(Ce)	Mazzi F, Ungaretti L (1994) The crystal structure of vitusite from Ilimaussaq (South Greenland): Na3REE(PO4)2 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1994 49-66		1994	Ilimaussaq, South Greenland	0	293

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 The crystal structure of vitusite from Ilimaussaq (South Greenland):
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Na1   0.00380   0.64050   0.63260   1.00000   0.01940
Na2   0.49350   0.36170   0.11400   1.00000   0.02670
Na3   0.00200   0.45800   0.54920   1.00000   0.02300
Na4   0.50500   0.53860   0.20150   1.00000   0.02270
Na5  -0.00220   0.29890   0.72110   1.00000   0.03640
Na6   0.47030   0.69890   0.02740   1.00000   0.04020
Ce1   0.05060   0.61330   0.38370   0.55000   0.02780
La1   0.05060   0.61330   0.38370   0.45000   0.02780
Ce2   0.46690   0.38710   0.36580   0.55000   0.02540
La2   0.46690   0.38710   0.36580   0.45000   0.02540
P1  -0.00930   0.46340   0.26840   1.00000   0.01270
P2   0.51680   0.53480   0.48160   1.00000   0.01010
P3  -0.02100   0.29130   0.47900   1.00000   0.01100
P4   0.52810   0.70730   0.27050   1.00000   0.01250
O1  -0.00570   0.54080   0.23500   1.00000   0.02700
O2   0.51950   0.45690   0.51620   1.00000   0.01900
O3   0.00990   0.46440   0.37610   1.00000   0.04500
O4   0.48560   0.53430   0.37300   1.00000   0.03200
O5  -0.25460   0.42770   0.23700   1.00000   0.03900
O6   0.76080   0.57180   0.51040   1.00000   0.03100
O7   0.20810   0.42270   0.22440   1.00000   0.01900
O8   0.29450   0.57490   0.52690   1.00000   0.02100
O9   0.10860   0.30860   0.38620   1.00000   0.06900
O10   0.39280   0.69500   0.36330   1.00000   0.06500
O11   0.01080   0.21130   0.49950   1.00000   0.01300
O12   0.51500   0.78790   0.24740   1.00000   0.02000
O13   0.08290   0.33770   0.55930   1.00000   0.07800
O14   0.41040   0.66320   0.19440   1.00000   0.06900
O15  -0.29870   0.31010   0.46850   1.00000   0.02900
O16   0.80440   0.68680   0.27970   1.00000   0.02700

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
6.58 Å	(90)
4.67 Å	(90)
4.63 Å	(90)
3.51 Å	(90)
2.81 Å	(100)
2.80 Å	(100)
2.69 Å	(90)
2.67 Å	(90)

Comments:

ICDD 33-1232

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Geological Setting:

Nepheline syenite pegmatite.

Type Occurrence of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Co-Type Localities:

General Appearance of Type Material:

prismatic, to 5 mm
granular, and in fine-grained aggregates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity, 5544; Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1209/1; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; National School of Mines, Paris, France; The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1994,36

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Nepheline syenite pegmatite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sazhinite

Natrolite

Leucosphenite

Reference:

Synonyms of Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

IMA1976-055

Other Language Names for Vitusite-(Ce)Hide

Faroese:Vitusite-(Ce)

German:Vitusit-(Ce)

Russian:Витусит-(Ce)

Simplified Chinese:磷铈钠石

Traditional Chinese:磷鈰鈉石

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

6 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
5 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Mountainite	KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)] · 6H₂O
4 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
4 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Steenstrupine-(Ce)	Na₁₄Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Ce₆Zr(Si₆O₁₈)₂(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O
2 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Belovite-(Ce)	NaCeSr₃(PO₄)₃F
2 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
2 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Manganoneptunite	KNa₂Li(Mn²⁺)₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂
2 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Sazhinite-(Ce)	Na₂CeSi₆O₁₄ · 6H₂O
2 photos of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Raite	Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂Na₂(◻_1.75Ti_0.25)Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · Na(H₂O)₆
1 photo of Vitusite-(Ce) associated with Chkalovite	Na₂BeSi₂O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AC.	Angarfite	NaFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
8.AC.	Wopmayite	Ca₆Na₃◻Mn(PO₄)₃(PO₃OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.X	Dyrnaesite-(La)	Na₈Ce⁴⁺(La,REE)₂(PO₄)₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Edtollite	K₂NaCu₅Fe³⁺O₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Alumoedtollite	K₂NaCu₅AlO₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Crocobelonite	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Manganobadalovite	NaNaMn(MgFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Beershevaite	CaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Calciohatertite	NaNaCa(CaFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Kabalovite	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Nazarchukite	Ca₂NiFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
8.AC.	Changesite–(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Crocobelonite-1M	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Ebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.	Magnesioqingheiite	Na₂Mg(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.	Epiebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
8.AC.02	Grigorievite	Cu₃Fe³⁺₂Al₂(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Koksharovite	CaMg₂Fe³⁺₄(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Ziminaite	Fe³⁺ ₆ (VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Calciojohillerite	NaCaMg₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	O'Danielite	Na(Zn,Mg)₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Alluaudite-Na□	◻₄Na₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Alluaudite-Ca□	◻₄Ca₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Ferroalluaudite-NaNa	Na₄Na₄Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	Hagendorfite-NaNa	NaNaFe²⁺(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)(PO₄)₃ (?)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Erikapohlite	Cu₃(Zn,Cu,Mg)₄Ca₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	Hatertite	Na₂(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Cu)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)	NaMg₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydrxyarsenate)	Na(Na_0.6Zn_0.4)Zn₂(H_0.6AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Zincobradaczekite	NaZn₂Cu₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Badalovite	Na₂Mg₂Fe(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiocanutite	NaMnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiohatertite	(Na,Ca)₂Ca(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Khrenovite	Na₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Paraberzeliite	NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Camanchacaite	NaCaMg₂[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Manganohatertite	NaNaCa(MnFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.07	Zhanghuifenite	Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.07	Ferrobobfergusonite	Na₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.10	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Ferrohagendorfite	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.15	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AC.15	Ferrowyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Qingheiite	NaNaMn²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Rosemaryite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Wyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferrorosemaryite	◻NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferroqingheiite	NaNaFe²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.17	Czochralskiite	Na₄Ca₃Mg(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.18	Manitobaite	Na₁₆Mn²⁺ ₂₅Al₈(PO₄)₃₀	Mon. m : Pb
8.AC.20	Marićite	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
8.AC.25	Berzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Manganberzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Palenzonaite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Schäferite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Hedegaardite	(Ca,Na)₉(Ca,Na)Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Matyhite	Ca₁₈(Ca,◻)₂Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.30	Brianite	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.40	Olgite	(Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
8.AC.40	Bario-olgite	(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂ ·	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.45	Strontiowhitlockite	Sr₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
8.AC.45	Ferromerrillite	Ca₉NaFe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.47	Iwateite	Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.47	Yurmarinite	Na₇(Fe³⁺,Mg,Cu)₄(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.47	Ozerovaite	Na₂KAl₃(AsO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
8.AC.47	Anatolyite	Na₆(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe³⁺)₃Al(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.47	Pansnerite	K₃Na₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₆(AsO₄)₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.AC.50	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Xenophyllite	Na₄Fe²⁺₇(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.50	Udinaite	NaMg₄(VO₄)₃	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AC.50	Arsenudinaite	NaMg₄(AsO₄)₃	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AC.52	Lasnierite	(Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Al(P[O,F]₄)₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
8.AC.55	Pharmazincite	KZnAsO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.57	Zubkovaite	Ca₃Cu₃(AsO₄)₄	Mon. 2 : B2
8.AC.60	Kosnarite	KZr₂(PO₄)₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.65	Panethite	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.70	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.75	Ronneburgite	K₂MnV₄O₁₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.80	Tillmannsite	Ag₃Hg[(V,As)O₄]	Tet. 4 : I4
8.AC.85	Filatovite	K(Al,Zn)₂(As,Si)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m

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Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J., Chao, G. Y., Pabst, Adolf (1980) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 65 (7-8) 808-814 p.812

Nickel, Ernest H., Mandarino, Joseph A. (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature. American Mineralogist, 72 (9-10) 1031-1042

Horváth, László, Gault, Robert A. (1990) The Mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (4) 281-359

Finch, A.A., Fletcher, J.G. (1992) Vitusite — An Apatite Derivative Structure. Mineralogical Magazine: 56: 235-239.

Mazzi, F., Ungaretti, L. (1994) The crystal structure of vitusite from Ilímaussaq, (South Greenland) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1994. 49-66

Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Rønsbo, J.G., Sørensen, H. (1997) Erikite - a pseudomorph after vitusite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1997: 97-112.

(2023) Vitusite-(Ce) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	166-175. +2 other references

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	Petersen (2001)
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld) ⓘ Kvanefjeld deposit	Grey et al. (2010)
ⓘ Drill Core 39 (TL)	RØNSBO et al. (1979) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kvanefjeld adit	Pekov et al. (2001)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif Koashva Mt ⓘ IGC Stop 2-2	Arzamastsev et al. (2008)
ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	33 IGC excursion No 47 +1 other reference
Lovozersky District Alluaiv Mountain Umbozero mine ⓘ Sirenevaya pegmatite	V. Grishin collection
ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain	Pakhomovsky et al. (2014)
Karnasurt mine ⓘ Palitra pegmatite	Pekov (2005)
ⓘ Yubileinaya pegmatite (TL)	Rønsbo et al. (1979) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sengischorr Mountain	Pekov (1998)

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