Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
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Formula:
(Y,U,Fe2+)(Nb,Ta)O4
Hardness:
5 - 6
Name:
Named after its chemical composition containing yttrium and its similarity to Columbite.
This page provides mineralogical data about Yttrocolumbite-(Y).
Classification of Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
4/D.19-80
4.DB.25
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
8.1.3.2
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO4
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO4
18.4.2
18 : Niobates and Tantalates
4 : Niobates and tantalates containing both U and rare earths
18 : Niobates and Tantalates
4 : Niobates and tantalates containing both U and rare earths
Physical Properties of Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Hardness (Mohs):
5 - 6
Optical Data of Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Type:
Biaxial (+)
Dispersion:
extreme
Chemical Properties of Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
IMA Formula:
(Y,U,Fe2+)(Nb,Ta)O4
Common Impurities:
Ta
Relationship of Yttrocolumbite-(Y) to other Species
| 4.DB.05 | Argutite | GeO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Pyrolusite | MnO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Rutile | TiO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Tripuhyite | Fe3+Sb5+O4 |
| 4.DB.05 | Tugarinovite | MoO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Varlamoffite | (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 |
| 4.DB.10 | Byströmite | MgSb25+O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Ordoñezite | ZnSb25+O6 |
| 4.DB.15b | Akhtenskite | MnO2 |
| 4.DB.15c | Nsutite | Mnx2+Mn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x |
| 4.DB.15a | Paramontroseite | VO2 |
| 4.DB.15a | Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.20 | Scrutinyite | PbO2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ishikawaite | (U,Fe,Y)NbO4 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ixiolite | (Ta,Mn,Nb)O2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Y) | (Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 |
| 4.DB.25 | Srilankite | Ti2ZrO6 |
| 4.DB.25 | Calciosamarskite | (Ca,Fe,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Yb) | YbNbO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Ferberite | Fe2+WO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Hübnerite | Mn2+WO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Sanmartinite | ZnWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Krasnoselskite | CoWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Heftetjernite | ScTaO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Huanzalaite | MgWO4 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mg) | MgNb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Qitianlingite | Fe22+Nb2W6+O10 |
| 4.DB.35 | Magnocolumbite | (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mg) | MgTa2O6 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrowodginite | Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiotantite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Titanowodginite | Mn2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrotitanowodginite | Fe2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Wolframowodginite | Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)2O8 |
| 4.DB.45 | Tivanite | TiV3+O3(OH) |
| 4.DB.50 | Carmichaelite | (Ti,Cr,Fe)(O,OH)2 |
| 4.DB.55 | Alumotantite | AlTaO4 |
| 4.DB.60 | Biehlite | Sb23+MoO6 |
| 18.4.1 | Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (U,Ca,Ce)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| 18.4.3 | Yttrotantalite-(Y) | (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)4 |
| 18.4.4 | Ishikawaite | (U,Fe,Y)NbO4 |
| 18.4.5 | Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| 18.4.6 | Tanteuxenite-(Y) | Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 |
| 18.4.7 | Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| 18.4.8 | Polycrase-(Y) | Y(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| 18.4.9 | Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| 18.4.10 | Calciobetafite (of Mazzi & Munno) | (Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)7 |
| 18.4.11 | Yttrobetafite (of Hogarth 1977) | A2-mB2X6-wY1-n |
| 18.4.12 | Samarskite-(Y) | (Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 |
Other Names for Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Name in Other Languages:
German:Yttrocolumbit-(Y)
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Reference List:
Mem.Acad.Cien. Lisboa (1937), 1, 369
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Brazil | |
| elluso, L., Guarino, V., Lustrino, M., Morra, V., De' Gennaro, R. (2016): The REE- and HFSE-bearing phases in the Itatiaia Alkaline Complex (Brazil), and geochemical evolution of feldspar-rich felsic melts. Mineralogical Magazine: 80: (in press); http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12839&sid=298fa3a883df3b6a74caf0dae5778cc7 (2016) |
Italy | |
| Lapis, 19 (10), 15-21+86. |
USA | |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels |
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Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA