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Molecular Weight = 464.38 gm |
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Calcium 2.59 % Ca 3.62 % CaO |
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Cerium 3.02 % Ce 3.53 % Ce2O3 |
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Yttrium 9.57 % Y 12.16 % Y2O3 |
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Zirconium 17.68 % Zr 23.88 % ZrO2 |
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Tantalum 42.86 % Ta 52.34 % Ta2O5 |
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Iron 3.61 % Fe 4.64 % FeO |
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Oxygen 20.67 % O |
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100.00 % 100.17 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Y0.5Ca0.3Fe2+0.3Ce0.1Ta1.1Zr0.9O6 |
An ill-defined mineral of uncertain origin and formula. In a pegmatite. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 |
Impilaks, Lake Ladoga, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Apollonie Mikhailovich Loranski (1847-1917), inspector and teacher of the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. |
Loranskite-(Y) + Pronunciation |
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| | Loranskite-(Y) Crystallography OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk |
| Physical Properties of Loranskite-(Y)None |
Brownish black, Green yellow, Yellow, Black. |
4.4 - 4.8, Average = 4.59 |
Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
Metamict - Mineral originally crystalline, now amorphous due to radiation damage. |
5 - Apatite |
Sub Metallic |
greenish gray |
| Optical Properties of Loranskite-(Y) NCalc= 1.79 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1715) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of Loranskite-(Y)Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.03 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Loranskite-(Y) =4.60 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PELoranskite-(Y) = 560.07 barns/electron |
U=PELoranskite-(Y) x relectron=2,256.85 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 2,819.31 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Weight of pure Loranskite-(Y) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.60 gm/cc.* | Loranskite-(Y) Classification08.01.05.01 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.01)where A BO4 |
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(08.01.05)Dana Group |
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04.DG.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar |
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04.DG -With large (± medium-sized) cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Loranskite-(Y) InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Loranskite-(Y) : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 - MinDAT 8 - MinMax(Deutsch) 9 - MinMax(English) 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Loranskite-(Y) using: Visit our Advertisers for Loranskite-(Y) : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Loranskite-(Y) Mineral Data : Ask about Loranskite-(Y) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Loranskite-(Y) Specimen Label here :
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