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Hingganite-(Yb) Mineral Data
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General Hingganite-(Yb) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Yb,Y)2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 453.70 gm |
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Yttrium 9.80 % Y 12.44 % Y2O3 |
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Ytterbium 38.14 % Yb 43.43 % Yb2O3 |
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Beryllium 3.97 % Be 11.03 % BeO |
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Silicon 12.38 % Si 26.49 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.44 % H 3.97 % H2O |
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Oxygen 35.26 % O |
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100.00 % 97.36 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
YbY0.5Be2Si2O8(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
Found in an amazonite pegmatite on plumbomicrolite and violet fluorite as a product of very late-stage replacement reactions. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Ploskororskaya, Keivy district, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for it's relationship to hingganite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Hingganite-(Yb) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 20628 |
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PDF 35-705 |
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