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Xenotime-(Yb) Mineral Data
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General Xenotime-(Yb) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
YbPO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 268.01 gm |
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Ytterbium 64.56 % Yb 73.52 % Yb2O3 |
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Phosphorus 11.56 % P 26.48 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 23.88 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Yb(PO4) |
| Environment: |
Found in the saccharoidal albite unit of a granitic pegmatite. Forms a series with xenotime-(Y). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Shatford Lake pegmatite group, near the margin of the Lac du Bonnet batholith, southeastern Manitoba. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after its composition and relationship with xenotime-(Y). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Xenotime-(Yb)  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 79760 |
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IMA1998-049 |
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PDF 45-530 |
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