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Name: Yttrobetafite-(Y)
IMA Chemistry: (Y,U,Ce,[box])2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)7
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Yttrobetafite-(Y) contains elements:
Yttrium (Y)
Uranium (U)
Cerium (Ce)
Titanium (Ti)
Niobium (Nb)
Tantalum (Ta)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
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Year First Published:
IMA Status: Discredited
Status Notes: Kalita A P, Bykova A V, Kukharchik M V (1962) Varieties of pyrochlore and betafite in pegmatites, Trudy Institut Mineralogii, Geokhimii, Kristallokhim. Redkikh Elementov, Akademiia Nauk SSSR 8, 201-211 Fleischer M (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist 49, 439-448 Name changed from yttobetafite: 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on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 The name no longer represents a valid species: Atencio D, Andrade M B, Christy A G, Gieré R, Kartashov P M (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature, The Canadian Mineralogist 48, 673-698
Structural Group Name: Pyrochlore-betafite
Fleischer's Group Name: pyrochlore-betafite subgroup
Crystal Systems:
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