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Name: Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Yttl-Y
IMA Chemistry: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Yttrotantalite-(Y) contains elements:
Yttrium (Y)
Uranium (U)
Iron (Fe)
Tantalum (Ta)
Niobium (Nb)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 1802
IMA Status: Approved,Questionable mineral species,Renamed
Status Notes: Originally named yttrotantal: Ekeberg A G (1802) Uplysning 'om Ytterjordens egenskaper, i synnerhet i jamforelse med Berylljorden: om de Fossilier, hvari forstnamnde jord innehålles, samt om en ny uptäckt kropp of metallisk natur. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 23, 68-83 Name changed from yttrotantalite: 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: Columbite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: amorphous|unknown
Oldest Known Age: 2950 Million Years Ago
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