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Bastnasite-(Y) Mineral Data
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General Bastnasite-(Y) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Y(CO3)F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 167.91 gm |
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Yttrium 52.95 % Y 67.24 % Y2O3 |
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Carbon 7.15 % C 26.21 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 28.59 % O |
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Fluorine 11.31 % F 11.31 % F |
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F -4.76 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Y(CO3)F |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1970 |
| Locality: |
Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Y end member and after the Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bastnasite-(Y) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Hamartite |
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