Classification of Murataite-(Y) |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/X.0-0
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.DF.15
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar F : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; dimers and trimers of edgesharing octahedra |
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| Dana 7th edition ID: | 8.7.1.1 |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 8.7.1.1
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM 7 : Miscellaneous |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 18.2.20
18 : Niobates and Tantalates 2 : Niobates and tantalates containing rare earths but not U |
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Type Occurrence of Murataite-(Y) |
| Type Locality: | St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA |
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Physical Properties of Murataite-(Y) |
| Lustre: | Sub-Metallic |
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| Colour: | Black |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 6 - 6½ |
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Crystallography of Murataite-(Y) |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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Optical Data of Murataite-(Y) |
| Type: | Isotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Murataite-(Y) |
| Formula: | | (Na,Y) | | (Zn,Fe) | | (Ti,Nb) | | O | | (F,OH) | | |
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| Essential elements: | F, Na, O, Ti, Zn |
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| All elements listed in formula: | F, Fe, H, Na, Nb, O, Ti, Y, Zn |
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Relationship of Murataite-(Y) to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Y) | | (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) | | | 4.DF.05 | Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 4.DF.05 | Nioboaeschynite-(Y) | | (Y,Ce,Nd)(Nb,Ta,Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Rynersonite | | | 4.DF.05 | Tantalaeschynite-(Y) | | | 4.DF.05 | Vigezzite | | | 4.DF.10 | Changbaiite | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 18.2.1 | Fergusonite-(Y) | | | 18.2.2 | β-Fergusonite-(Y) | | | 18.2.3 | Fergusonite-(Ce) | | | 18.2.4 | β-Fergusonite-(Ce) | | | 18.2.5 | Fergusonite-(Nd) | | | 18.2.6 | β-Fergusonite-(Nd) | | | 18.2.7 | Formanite-(Y) | | | 18.2.8 | Pyrochlore | | | 18.2.9 | Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) | | | 18.2.10 | Strontiopyrochlore | | | 18.2.11 | Loparite-(Ce) | | (Na,Ce,Ca,Sr,Th)(Ti,Nb,Fe)O | | |
| | 18.2.12 | Fersmite | | (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti) | | (O,OH,F) | | |
| | 18.2.13 | Aeschynite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.2.14 | Aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 18.2.15 | Aeschynite-(Y) | | (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.2.16 | Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) | | | 18.2.17 | Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 18.2.18 | Tantalaeschynite-(Y) | | | 18.2.19 | Vigezzite | |
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Other Names for Murataite-(Y) |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Murataite-(Y) |
| Reference List: | American Mineralogist (1974): 59: 172-176.
Canadian Mineralogist (1995): 33: 1223-1229.
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