Name: | Aeschynite-(Y) Aes-Y |
IMA Chemistry: | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Aeschynite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) (Ln) Calcium (Ca) Thorium (Th) Titanium (Ti) Niobium (Nb) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
Year First Published: | 1906 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Originally named priorite: Brøgger W C (1906) Die Mineralien der Südnorwegischen Granitpegmatitgänge: Blomstrandin (und Priorit). Skrifter udgivne af Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 1906(6), 1-162 Name changed to aeschynite-(Y): Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist 51, 152-158 |
Structural Group Name: | Aeschynite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | aeschynite |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic|amorphous |
Oldest Known Age: | 2000 Million Years Ago |
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