| |
 |
Scheteligite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Scheteligite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 424.56 gm |
| |
Calcium 10.38 % Ca 14.53 % CaO |
| |
Yttrium 8.38 % Y 10.64 % Y2O3 |
| |
Tantalum 21.31 % Ta 26.02 % Ta2O5 |
| |
Titanium 13.53 % Ti 22.58 % TiO2 |
| |
Manganese 2.59 % Mn 3.34 % MnO |
| |
Niobium 4.38 % Nb 6.26 % Nb2O5 |
| |
Antimony 8.60 % Sb 10.30 % Sb2O3 |
| |
Hydrogen 0.12 % H 1.06 % H2O |
| |
Tungsten 4.33 % W 5.46 % WO3 |
| |
Oxygen 26.38 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.19 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca1.1Y0.4Sb0.3Mn2+0.2Ti1.2Ta0.5Nb0.2W0.1O6.5(OH)0.5 |
| Environment: |
A questionable mineral. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
Torvelona, Iveland, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1937 for Jacob Schetelig (1875-1935), Norwegian mineralogist, director of the Oslo Mineralogical Museum. |
| |