Name: | Gadolinite-(Y) Gad-Y |
IMA Chemistry: | Y2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Gadolinite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Iron (Fe) Beryllium (Be) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) |
Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
Year First Published: | 1802 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Klaproth M H (1802) Chemische Untersuchung des Gadolinits, Beiträge zur Chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper 3, 52-79 Name changed from gadolinite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 |
Structural Group Name: | Gadolinite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | gadolinite-datolite-gadolinite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|amorphous |
Oldest Known Age: | 2815 Million Years Ago |
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