Babunaite-(Nd), Nd(AsO <sub>4</sub> ) – the first REE-arsenate in the scheelite group from Nežilovo village area, North Macedonia
The new mineral, babunaite-(Nd) NdAsO 4 , was discovered in metasomatic rocks of the Mixed Series near the Neilovo village in Northern Macedonia.These rocks are characterised by unusual occurrence of Pb-Zn oxide ore mineralisation.This area forms part of the highgrade metamorphic region of the Upper Precambrian Pelagonian massif.Babunaite-(Nd) is an accessory mineral in pink schists, which mainly consists of Mn-bearing muscovite and quartz, with minor braunite.Accessory minerals are hematite, gahnite, almeidaite, langbanite, zircon, piemontite and piemontite-(Pb), neilovite, Sb-bearing rutile, fluorapatite, As-bearing fluorapatite, gasparite-(La), chernovite-(Y), arsenoflorencite-(La).Babunaite-(Nd) forms single crystals measuring up to 70 m in size.The transparent crystals exhibit an adamantine
Authors
- Irina Gałuskina
- S. Jančev
- Maria Książek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-5090)
- Petko Petrov
- Evgeny Galuskin ・・・・・・
- Joachim Kusz
- Grzegorz Zieliński
Institutions
- Polish Geological Institute (PL)
- National Museum of Natural History (BG)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (MK)
- University of Silesia in Katowice (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mineralogical Magazine
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10222
- Primary Topic
- Crystal Structures and Properties
- Type
- article
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