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Liandratite Mineral Data
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General Liandratite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
U++++++(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 578.25 gm |
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Uranium 41.16 % U 49.46 % UO3 |
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Tantalum 9.39 % Ta 11.46 % Ta2O5 |
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Niobium 27.31 % Nb 39.07 % Nb2O5 |
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Oxygen 22.13 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
UNb1.7Ta0.3O8 |
| Environment: |
Epitaxial crust on petschekite crystals. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
| Locality: |
Antsaoka I pegmatite, Berere region, near Tsaratanana, Madagascar. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Georges Liandrat and his wife, of Samoens, France, who had prospected extensively in Madagascar. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Liandratite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27779 |
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