In the central (ussingite) zone of hyperagpaitic pegmatite in sodalite nepheline syenites and in ussingite veinlets. The manganese analogue of nordite-(Ce) and ferronordite-(Ce).
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Chinlusuia River, Lovozero Alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named as the Mn++ dominant analogue of nordite-(Ce). Nordite series is named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.