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Euxenite-(Y) Mineral Data

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General Euxenite-(Y) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 392.28 gm
   Calcium    2.04 %  Ca    2.86 % CaO
   Cerium     3.57 %  Ce    4.18 % Ce2O3
   Yttrium   15.86 %  Y    20.15 % Y2O3
   Tantalum  18.45 %  Ta   22.53 % Ta2O5
   Titanium   2.44 %  Ti    4.07 % TiO2
   Niobium   33.16 %  Nb   47.43 % Nb2O5
   Oxygen    24.47 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      101.22 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Y0.7Ca0.2Ce0.12(Ta0.2)2(Nb0.7)2(Ti0.1)O6
Help on Environment: Environment: Granite pegmatites and a component of detrital black sands.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870
Help on Locality: Locality: Jolster, Sondfjord, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: From the Greek for "friendly to strangers, hospitable," in allusion to the rare elements that it contains.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Euxenite-(Y) Say EUXENITE-(Y)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100175
  Lyndochite
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