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Cordylite

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About CordyliteHide

Name:
From the Greek κορδύ, club, in allusion to the shape of the crystals.
This page provides mineralogical data about Cordylite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
9543
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9543:9

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0001963Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material refinement based on F2 American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001964Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material refinement based on F2 American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001965Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material refinement based on F American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001966Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material refinement based on F2 American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001967Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material refinement based on F American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001968Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0001969Cordylite-(Ce)Giester G, Ni Y, Jarosch D, Hughes J M, Ronsbo J G, Yang Z, Zemann J (1998) Cordylite-(Ce): A crystal chemical investigation of material from four localities, including type material American Mineralogist 83 178-18419980293
0019703Cordylite-(La)Mills S J, Kartashov P M, Kampf A R, Konev A A, Konev A A, Raudsepp M (2012) Cordylite-(La), a new mineral species in fenite from the Biraya Fe-REE deposit, Irkutsk, Russia The Canadian Mineralogist 50 1281-12902012Biraya Fe-REE deposit, Irkutsk, Russia0293
0019704Cordylite-(La)Mills S J, Kartashov P M, Kampf A R, Konev A A, Konev A A, Raudsepp M (2012) Cordylite-(La), a new mineral species in fenite from the Biraya Fe-REE deposit, Irkutsk, Russia The Canadian Mineralogist 50 1281-12902012Biraya Fe-REE deposit, Irkutsk, Russia0293
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Localities for CordyliteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada
 
  • British Columbia
    • Cariboo Mining Division
      • Wicheeda Lake
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Dalsin (2013) +1 other reference
    • Golden Mining Division
Canadian Museum of Nature collection
    • Omineca Mining Division
      • Williston Lake
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Berger et al. (2009)
  • Québec
    • Montérégie
      • La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
        • Mont Saint-Hilaire
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Chen et al. (1975) +2 other references
      • Lajemmerais RCM
        • Varennes & St-Amable
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Horváth et al. (1998)
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Horváth et al. (1998)
    • Nord-du-Québec
      • Jamésie
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Nadeau et al. (2015)
China
 
  • Inner Mongolia
    • Baotou City (Baotou Prefecture)
      • Bayan Obo mining district
        • Bayan Obo
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Qingchang Meng (1981) +3 other references
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Miyawaki et al. (2011) +1 other reference
          • Dulahala
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Yang et al. (2003)
Greenland
 
  • Kujalleq
    • Igaliku
      • Narsaarsuk Plateau
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Flink (1901) +1 other reference
Malawi
 
  • Southern Region
    • Zomba
[Cordylite-(Ce)] A. Guastoni pers. comm. 2007 & Horváth ...
Namibia
 
  • Khomas Region
    • Windhoek Rural
      • Aris
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011)
  • Kunene Region
    • Khorixas
Sitnikova et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Paraguay
 
  • Alto Paraguay Department
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Comin-Chiaramonti et al. (2016)
Romania
 
  • Harghita County
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Hirtopanu (2006)
Russia
 
  • Irkutsk Oblast
    • Vitim Plateau
      • Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin)
        • Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Konev et al. (2005)
  • Murmansk Oblast
    • Khibiny Massif
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Pekov et al. (2004)
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Zaitsev et al. (1992) +4 other references
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Zaitsev A et al. (1990)
    • Northern Karelia
[Cordylite-(Ce)] ... +1 other reference
South Africa
 
  • Limpopo
    • Mopani District Municipality
      • Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
        • Phalaborwa
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Giebel et al. (2017)
Spain
 
  • Canary Islands
    • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province
      • Tenerife
        • Arico
[Cordylite-(Ce)] Dill et al. (2023)
USA
 
  • South Carolina
    • Aiken County
- (2005)
  • Virginia
    • Augusta County
      • West Augusta
Robin D. Tibbit (deceased)
Vietnam
 
  • Lai Châu Province
    • Phong Tho District
      • Mt Fansipan
        • Nâm Nâm Xe REE deposit
THUY et al. (2017)
 
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