Euxenite
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Euxenite, or euxenite-(Y) (the official mineralogical name), is a brownish black mineral with a metallic luster.
Chemistry
It contains
amorphous due to radiation
damage.
Euxenite forms a continuous series with the titanium rich
polycrase-(Y)
having the formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O
6.
Name and discovery
It was first described in 1870 and named for from the Greek (εὔξενος), hospitable or friendly to strangers, in allusion to the many rare elements that it contains.[4][3]
Occurrence
It occurs in granite pegmatites and detrital black sands.[2]
It is found in many locations worldwide, notably its type locality in Jølster, Sunnfjord,
Use
Euxenite is used as an
rare earth elements it contains. Rare large crystals have also been used in jewelry.[5]
References
- S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/euxenitey.pdf Minderal Handbook
- ^ a b c http://webmineral.com/data/Euxenite-(Y).shtml Webmineral data
- ^ a b http://www.mindat.org/min-1425.html Mindat
- ^ a b http://www.galleries.com/minerals/oxides/euxenite/euxenite.htm Mineral Galleries
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