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Bastnäsite-(Y)

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Verkhnee Espe Massif, Tarbagatai Range, Semipalatinsk Oblysy (Semipalatinsk [Semipalatinskaya] Oblast'), Kazakhstan
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Formula:
(Y,Ce)[F|CO
 
3
]
System:HexagonalColour:Translucent brick-red
Hardness:4 - 4½
Name:For the locality at the Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden, plus the "-(Y)" suffix due to the dominance of yttrium in the composition.


Yttrium analogue of Bastnäsite-(Ce) and Bastnäsite-(La).

Classification of Bastnäsite-(Y)

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/C.07-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.BD.35

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
B : Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O
D : With rare earth elements (REE)
Dana 8th edition ID:16a.1.1.3

16a : ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)(XO3)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:12.1.10

12 : Carbonates with other anions
1 : Carbonates with halides
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Type Occurrence of Bastnäsite-(Y)

Type Locality:Verkhnee Espe Massif, Tarbagatai Range, Semipalatinsk Oblysy (Semipalatinsk [Semipalatinskaya] Oblast'), Kazakhstan

Physical Properties of Bastnäsite-(Y)

Colour:Translucent brick-red
Hardness (Mohs):4 - 4½

Crystallography of Bastnäsite-(Y)

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Optical Data of Bastnäsite-(Y)

Type:Uniaxial (+)
RI values: nω = 1.717 nε = 1.818
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.101

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:High

Chemical Properties of Bastnäsite-(Y)

Formula:
(Y,Ce)[F|CO
 
3
]
Essential elements:C, F, O, Y
All elements listed in formula:C, Ce, F, O, Y

Relationship of Bastnäsite-(Y) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
5.BD.05Cordylite-(Ce)
(Na,Ca)BaCe
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
5.BD.05Lukechangite-(Ce)
Na
 
3
Ce
 
2
[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
4
]
5.BD.10Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
5.BD.10Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
5.BD.10Kukharenkoite-(La)
Ba
 
2
(La,Ce,Th)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
5.BD.15Cebaite-(Ce)
Ba
 
3
Ce
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
5
]
5.BD.15Cebaite-(Nd)
Ba
 
3
(Nd,Ce)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
5
]
5.BD.20Synchysite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
5.BD.20Synchysite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Y,Gd)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
5.BD.20Synchysite-(Y)
Ca(Y,Ce)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
5.BD.25Huanghoite-(Ce)
BaCe[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
5.BD.25Qaqarssukite-(Ce)
Ba(Ce,REE) (CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
5.BD.30Parisite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
5.BD.30Parisite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Ce,La)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
5.BD.30Röntgenite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La)
 
3
[F
 
3
|(CO
 
3
)
 
5
]
5.BD.35Bastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)[F|CO
 
3
]
5.BD.35Bastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)[F|CO
 
3
]
5.BD.35Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)[(OH,F)|CO
 
3
]
5.BD.35Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce,La)[(OH,F)|CO
 
3
]
5.BD.35Hydroxylbastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)[(OH,F)|CO
 
3
]
5.BD.35Thorbastnäsite
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
2
·3H
 
2
O
5.BD.40Horváthite-(Y)
NaY[F
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
12.1.1Northupite
Na
 
3
Mg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
12.1.2Barentsite
Na
 
7
AlH
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
 
4
12.1.3Rouvilleite
Na
 
3
(Ca,Mn,Fe)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
12.1.4Chlormagaluminite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
4
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
12
|(Cl
 
2
,CO
 
3
)] · 2H
 
2
O
12.1.5Defernite
Ca
 
6
(CO
 
3
)
 
2-x
(SiO
 
4
)
 
x
(OH)
 
7
(Cl,OH)
 
1-2x
 (x=0.5)
12.1.6Brenkite
Ca
 
2
[F
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
12.1.7Stenonite
(Sr,Ba,Na)
 
2
AlCO
 
3
F
 
5
12.1.8Bastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)[F|CO
 
3
]
12.1.9Bastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)[F|CO
 
3
]
12.1.11Parisite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
12.1.12Parisite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Ce,La)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
12.1.13Synchysite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
12.1.14Synchysite-(Y)
Ca(Y,Ce)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
12.1.15Synchysite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Y,Gd)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
12.1.16Röntgenite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La)
 
3
[F
 
3
|(CO
 
3
)
 
5
]
12.1.17Cordylite-(Ce)
(Na,Ca)BaCe
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
12.1.19Huanghoite-(Ce)
BaCe[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
]
12.1.20Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
12.1.21Cebaite-(Ce)
Ba
 
3
Ce
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
5
]
12.1.22Thorbastnäsite
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
2
·3H
 
2
O
12.1.23Phosgenite
Pb
 
2
[Cl
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
12.1.24Barstowite
Pb
 
4
[Cl
 
6
|CO
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
12.1.25Albrechtschraufite
Ca
 
4
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
6
] · 17 H
 
2
O
12.1.26Kettnerite
(BiO)Ca[F|CO
 
3
]

Other Names for Bastnäsite-(Y)

Synonyms:
Bastnaesite-(Y)
German names:
Bastnäsit-(Y)
Russian names:
Бастнезит-(Y)

Other Information

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References for Bastnäsite-(Y)

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 57: 594.

American Mineralogist: 78: 415-418 (Bastnäsite-(Ce) structure).

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    Localities for Bastnäsite-(Y)

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    China
     
    • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
      • Baotou League
        • Darhan Muminggan United Banner
          • Bayan Obo
    Germany
     
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Clausthal-Zellerfeld
          • Bad Grund
            • Wiemannsbucht
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    Kazakhstan
    No reference listed
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    • Semipalatinsk Oblysy (Semipalatinsk [Semipalatinskaya] Oblast')
      • Tarbagatai Range
    		American Mineralogist (1972) 57, 594
    South Korea
     
    • Chungcheongbukdo (Chungchong-pukto)
      • Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju)
        • Joongwon-gun
          • Mt. Eorae
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