Yttrocerite from
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Fluorite var: Yttrocerite | |
Formula: | (Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x | |
Comments: | Properly identified yttrocerite contains some yttria. However, a common practice in the nineteenth century was to call all dark purple fluorite by the name "yttrocerite". No chemical analyses of this mineral are known from Bolton and it is uncertain if it were found in the marble or in pegmatite float boulders and the name seems to be incorrectly used. | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Erroneously Reported | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Yttrocerite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96418 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96418:8 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 2fed5453-838e-413d-bd63-8e3a7322927a | |
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