Name: | Yttrocolumbite-(Y) Yclb-Y |
IMA Chemistry: | (Y,U,Fe2+)(Nb,Ta)O4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Yttrocolumbite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Uranium (U) Iron (Fe) Niobium (Nb) Tantalum (Ta) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Mozambique |
Year First Published: | 1837 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Questionable mineral species |
Status Notes: | Dana J D (1837) Yttro-columbite. Columbus Berzelii, in A System of Mineralogy, Durrie & Peck and Herrick & Noyes (New Haven) 370-370 Name changed from yttrocolumbite: 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 |
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Oldest Known Age: | 2000 Million Years Ago |
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