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Tombarthite-(Y) from
Høgetveit Feldspar Quarries, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway


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Tombarthite-(Y)

Høgetveit Feldspar Quarries, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Tombarthite-(Y)

Høgetveit Feldspar Quarries, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Tombarthite-(Y)

Høgetveit Feldspar Quarries, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tombarthite-(Y)' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Y4(Si,H4)4O12-x(OH)4+2x
Comments:Descredited by IMA 2016. A re-examination of original material shows that all samples are heterogeneous, and hence not constituted by a single mineral. IMA Proposal 16-K
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tombarthite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Høgetveit Feldspar Quarries, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88157:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tombarthite-(Y)
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘIvedal 1 Feldspar Prospect, Ivedal, Iveland, Agder, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘReiersdal Nedre, Reiersdal Feldspar Quarries, Øvrebø, Vennesla, Agder, Norway
References
Neumann, Henrich, Nilssen, Borghild (1968) Tombarthite, a new mineral from Høgetveit, Evje, South Norway. Lithos, 1 (2) 113-123 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(68)80003-9
Raade, Gunnar (1996) Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift Vol. 11pp.71-71
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, CNMNC Newsletter No 34. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (7) 1315-1321 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.086
 
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