Aeschynite-(Y)

Aeschynite-(Y)
A fine, well-terminated, complete all-around aeschynite-(Y) crystal from Iveland, Norway
General
Category	Oxide mineral
Formula (repeating unit)	(Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆
Strunz classification	04.DF.05

Aeschynite-(Y) (or Aeschinite-(Y), Aeschynite-(Yt), Blomstrandine, Priorite) is a rare earth mineral of yttrium, calcium, iron, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen with formula: (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆. Its name comes from the Greek word for "shame". Its Mohs scale rating is 5 to 6.

References

Titanium minerals

Oxide minerals

Simple	Anatase Brookite Geikielite Rutile

Mixed	Aeschynite-(Y) Armalcolite Betafite Euxenite Freudenbergite Haggertyite Ilmenite Keilhauite Latrappite Perovskite Polycrase Zimbabweite Zirconolite Zirkelite

Silicate minerals

Other

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