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Loranskite-(Y) Mineral Data

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General Loranskite-(Y) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Y,Ce,Ca)ZrTaO6 (?)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 464.38 gm
   Calcium     2.59 %  Ca    3.62 % CaO
   Cerium      3.02 %  Ce    3.53 % Ce2O3
   Yttrium     9.57 %  Y    12.16 % Y2O3
   Zirconium  17.68 %  Zr   23.88 % ZrO2
   Tantalum   42.86 %  Ta   52.34 % Ta2O5
   Iron        3.61 %  Fe    4.64 % FeO
   Oxygen     20.67 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.17 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Y0.5Ca0.3Fe2+0.3Ce0.1Ta1.1Zr0.9O6
Help on Environment: Environment: An ill-defined mineral of uncertain origin and formula. In a pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899
Help on Locality: Locality: Impilaks, Lake Ladoga, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Apollonie Mikhailovich Loranski (1847-1917), inspector and teacher of the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Loranskite-(Y) + Pronunciation Say LORANSKITE-(Y)