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Paraniite-(Y) Mineral Data |
General Paraniite-(Y) Information |
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Ca2Y(AsO4)(WO4)2 | |
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Molecular Weight = 803.68 gm | |
Calcium 9.97 % Ca 13.96 % CaO | ||
Yttrium 11.06 % Y 14.05 % Y2O3 | ||
Arsenic 9.32 % As 14.30 % As2O5 | ||
Tungsten 45.75 % W 57.70 % WO3 | ||
Oxygen 23.89 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Ca2Y(AsO4)(WO4)2 | |
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Found in a fissure in gneiss in an area anomalously high in arsenic. | |
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Approved IMA 1992 | |
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On the east flank of Pizzo Cervandone, Alpe Devero, Valle d�Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named for Fausto Parani, amateur mineral collector of Montecrestese, Italy, who found the mineral. | |
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IMA1992-018 | |
Paraniite-(Y) Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:6.59824 | |
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a = 5.135, c = 33.882, Z = 4; V = 893.41 Den(Calc)= 5.97 | |
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Tetragonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: I 41/a | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.054(1), 1.56(0.32), 1.899(0.32), | |
Physical Properties of Paraniite-(Y) |
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Yellow. | |
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Translucent | |
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Vitreous (Glassy) | |
Optical Properties of Paraniite-(Y) |
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CI calc= 0.143 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1499,KC= 0.175 Ncalc = 2.04 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.87, e=1.92, bire=0.0500. | |
Calculated Properties of Paraniite-(Y) |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.29 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Paraniite-(Y) =5.97 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.06 Boson Index = 0.94 |
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PEParaniite-(Y) = 580.07 barns/electron U=PEParaniite-(Y) x rElectron Density=3,067.96 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Paraniite-(Y) is Not Radioactive |
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Paraniite-(Y) Classification |
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49.04.07.01 (49)Basic and Hydrated Molybdates and Tungstates | |
(49.04)(Compound Anions) | ||
(49.04.07)Dana Group | ||
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07.GA.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | |
07.G - Molybdates, Wolframates and Niobates | ||
07.GA -Without additional anions or H2O | ||
Other Paraniite-(Y) Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p631,1995) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p631,1995) | |
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Links to other databases for Paraniite-(Y) : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - GeoScienceWorld 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Paraniite-(Y) using: Visit our Advertisers for Paraniite-(Y) :
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