Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) Mineral Data

General Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) Information
Chemical Formula:	(Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 414.15 gm
	Cerium 13.53 % Ce 15.85 % Ce₂O₃
	Titanium 2.89 % Ti 4.82 % TiO₂
	Niobium 39.26 % Nb 56.16 % Nb₂O₅
	Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.17 % H₂O
	Neodymium 20.90 % Nd 24.37 % Nd₂O₃
	Oxygen 23.18 % O
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	100.00 % 103.38 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Nd_0.6Ce_0.4Nb_1.75Ti_0.25O₅(OH)
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for its composition and from the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
Synonym:	Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) - Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131