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Vicanite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Vicanite-(Ce)

Vico volcanic complex, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Okanoganite-(Y), etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Okanoganite-(Y), etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Vicanite-(Ce)

Vico volcanic complex, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Okanoganite-(Y), etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Okanoganite-(Y), etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Vicanite-(Ce)

Vico volcanic complex, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Okanoganite-(Y), etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

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About Vicanite GroupHide

Note: it is possible that the new species arrheniusite-(Ce) also belongs to this group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

39509

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:39509:2

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0003650	Okanoganite-(Y)	Boiocchi M, Callegari A, Ottolini L, Maras A (2004) The chemistry and crystal structure of okanoganite-(Y) and comparison with vicanite-(Ce) American Mineralogist 89 1540-1545	2004		293
0002883	Vicanite-(Ce)	Ballirano P, Callegari A, Caucia F, Maras A, Mazzi F, Ungaretti L (2002) The crystal structure of vicanite - (Ce), a borosilicate showing an unusual (Si3B3O18) polyanion American Mineralogist 87 1139-1143	2002		293
0018904	Hundholmenite-(Y)	Raade G, Johnsen O, Erambert M, Petersen O V (2007) Hundholmenite-(Y) from Norway - a new mineral species in the vicanite group: descriptive data and crystal structure Mineralogical Magazine 71 179-192	2007	Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland County, Norway	293
0018903	Proshchenkoite-(Y)	Raade G, Grice J D, Erambert M, Kristiansson P, Witzke T (2008) Proshchenkoite-(Y) from Russia - a new mineral species in the vicanite group: Descriptive data and crystal structure Mineralogical Magazine 72 1071-1082	2008	Tommot REE-Nb deposit in Yakutia, Russia	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Okanoganite-(Y)'
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_journal_year 2004
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_publ_section_title
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 The chemistry and crystal structure of okanoganite-(Y) and
 comparison with vicanite-(Ce)
 Sample: Golden Horn batholith near Washington Pass, Okanogan County
;
_database_code_amcsd 0003650
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ce4.41 Y7.56 Ca2.64 Th.39 (Fe.77 Ti.23) Si6.4 B3 P.6 Na O38 F10 H4'
_cell_length_a 10.7108
_cell_length_b 10.7108
_cell_length_c 27.0398
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 2686.445
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.814
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'R 3 m'
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Ce1  -0.13040   0.13040  -0.31830   0.72000   0.01020
Y1  -0.13040   0.13040  -0.31830   0.28000   0.01020
Ce2  -0.13620   0.13620   0.10050   0.75000   0.01240
Y2  -0.13620   0.13620   0.10050   0.25000   0.01240
Ca3   0.11570  -0.11570  -0.09880   0.59000   0.01840
Y3   0.11570  -0.11570  -0.09880   0.41000   0.01840
Y4   0.12140  -0.12140   0.46810   0.71000   0.01240
Ca4   0.12140  -0.12140   0.46810   0.29000   0.01240
Y5   0.13790  -0.13790   0.22010   0.87000   0.01120
Th5   0.13790  -0.13790   0.22010   0.13000   0.01120
Fe   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.77000   0.01520
Ti   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.23000   0.01520
Si1   0.16940  -0.16940   0.04420   1.00000   0.01310
Si2  -0.17070   0.17070  -0.04020   1.00000   0.01060
B1  -0.07910   0.07910   0.29210   1.00000   0.02080
P3   0.00000   0.00000  -0.21230   0.60000   0.01510
Si3   0.00000   0.00000  -0.21230   0.40000   0.01510
Na   0.00000   0.00000  -0.42420   1.00000   0.02670
O1   0.08160  -0.08160   0.04690   1.00000   0.01690
O2   0.18670  -0.18670  -0.01410   1.00000   0.01720
O3   0.32570  -0.06670   0.07080   1.00000   0.01520
O4  -0.08350   0.08350  -0.04950   1.00000   0.01710
O5  -0.19090   0.19090   0.01880   1.00000   0.01430
O6  -0.33120   0.07910  -0.06260   1.00000   0.02290
O7   0.07700  -0.07700   0.30620   1.00000   0.01380
O8  -0.09570   0.09570   0.23880   1.00000   0.01250
O-H9   0.08320  -0.08320   0.14530   1.00000   0.02020
O10   0.00000   0.00000  -0.15180   1.00000   0.02540
O11   0.15500   0.04700  -0.23300   0.50000   0.03140
F12  -0.08970   0.08970  -0.48850   1.00000   0.02080
F13   0.00000   0.00000  -0.33900   1.00000   0.01990
F14   0.01620   0.30550  -0.16070   1.00000   0.02800
O-H   0.00000   0.00000   0.43600   1.00000   0.01880

Relationship of Vicanite Group to other SpeciesHide

Vicanite Group Members:

Arrheniusite-(Ce)	CaMg[(Ce₇Y₃)Ca₅](SiO₄)₄(Si₂B₃AsO₁₈)(BO₃)F₁₁	Trig. 3m : R3m
Hundholmenite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca,Na)₁₅(Al,Fe³⁺)(Ca_xAs³⁺_1-x)(Si,As⁵⁺)Si₆B₃(O,F)₄₈	Trig. 3m : R3m
Laptevite-(Ce)	Ca₆(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)Y₃REE₇(SiO₄)₃(PO₄)(B₃Si₃O₁₈)(BO₃)F₁₁	Trig. 3m : R3m
Okanoganite-(Y)	(Na,Ca)₃(Y,Ce)₁₂Si₆B₂O₂₇F₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3m
Proshchenkoite-(Y)	Ca(Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)₁₅Fe²⁺(P,Si)Si₆B₃O₃₄F₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3m
Vicanite-(Ce)	(Ca,Ce,La,Th)₁₅As⁵⁺(As³⁺_0.5,Na_0.5)Fe³⁺Si₆B₄O₄₀F₇	Trig. 3m : R3m

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Italy
Lazio Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ⓘ Alban Hills	[Vicanite-(Ce)] Caponera et al. (2007)
Viterbo Province ⓘ Capranica	[Vicanite-(Ce)] Oberti et al. (2001)
ⓘ Campo Padella	[Vicanite-(Ce)] Della Ventura et al. (1999) +3 other references
Vetralla ⓘ Pian di San Martino	[Vicanite-(Ce)] Signoretti et al. (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Tre Croci	[Vicanite-(Ce)] Stoppani (1994) +2 other references
Viterbo ⓘ Castellaccio di Petrignano	[Vicanite-(Ce)] O Dziallas
ⓘ Le Carcarelle	[Vicanite-(Ce)] www.gminromano.it (2005)
Liguria Savona Province Magliolo ⓘ Costa Balzi Rossi	[Hundholmenite-(Y)] Bracco et al. (2012)

Kyrgyzstan
Batken Region Zeravshan range Matcha massif ⓘ Gere-Su river	[Laptevite-(Ce)] Atali A.Agakhanov and Leonid A.Pautov ...

Norway
Nordland Hamarøy Drag Lapplægeret ⓘ Øvre Lapplægeret Quarry	[Hundholmenite-(Y)] Husdal (2008)
ⓘ Lagmannsvik	[Hundholmenite-(Y)] Raade (1993) +2 other references
Narvik ⓘ Hundholmen	[Hundholmenite-(Y)] Raade et al. (2007) +1 other reference
ⓘ Stetind pegmatite	[Hundholmenite-(Y)] Larsen (1990) +2 other references

Portugal
Azores São Miguel ⓘ Água de Pau Volcano	[Okanoganite-(Y)] Samples collected by Luigi Chiappino ... +1 other reference

Russia
Sakha Selennyakh range Tommot river ⓘ Tommotskii Massif	[Proshchenkoite-(Y)] Raade et al. (2008)

Sweden
Västmanland County Norberg Röberg ore field ⓘ Östanmossa mine	[Arrheniusite-(Ce)] Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference

Tajikistan
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif	[Laptevite-(Ce)] Agakhanov et al. (2013) +1 other reference

USA
Washington Okanogan County ⓘ Golden Horn Batholith	[Okanoganite-(Y)] Markus B. Raschke et al. (2016)
ⓘ Washington Pass	[Okanoganite-(Y)] p. 1138-1142 +4 other references

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