Ytterbium
Valid as an unnamed mineral
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About Ytterbium
Formula:
Yb
Crystal System:
Isometric
As micrograins (up to 1 μm) embedded in halite/sylvite crusts, covering surfaces of particles of impact glass, sampled in a coarse fraction of regolith returned from the Moon by the Russian Luna-24 mission. Unfortunately, it is unknown which polymorph of metallic Yb was found - α-Yb with copper-type structure or β-Yb with α-iron-type one.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
41858
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:41858:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
96950ba9-0bec-4b6a-98fa-50e904fd964f
IMA Classification of Ytterbium
IMA status notes:
Unnamed (probably valid)
Approval history:
Unnamed, but probably valid.
Chemistry of Ytterbium
Mindat Formula:
Yb
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Ytterbium
Crystal System:
Isometric
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Ytterbium associated with Molybdenum | Mo |
| 4 photos of Ytterbium associated with Sylvite | KCl |
| 4 photos of Ytterbium associated with Halite | NaCl |
| 2 photos of Ytterbium associated with Bastnäsite-(Ce) | Ce(CO3)F |
| 2 photos of Ytterbium associated with Glass |
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.
Internet Links for Ytterbium
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References for Ytterbium
Localities for Ytterbium
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
The Moon | |
| Mokhov et al. (2011) |
Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon