Metasomatically reworked calcite-phlogopite-clinohumite-magnetite ores in a calcite-dolomite carbonatitic stockwork zone. The scandium dominant analog of overite and segelerite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Kovdor ultramafic alkaline complex, Yona or Juonni River (from the Russian or Finnish), Kola Peninsula, Russia). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
The name alludes to the locality. Pronounced YO'NAITE.