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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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