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Name: Tengerite-(Y) RRUFF ID: R060480 Ideal Chemistry: Y2(CO3)3·2-3H2O Locality: Ytterby, Sweden Source: Michael Scott S100058 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: White thin radial coating Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Tengerite (3) ] |
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REFERENCES for Tengerite-(Y) | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Svanberg A F, Tenger C (1838) Mineralogi, Årsberättelse Om Framstegen I Fysik och Kemi, 16, 200-208 [view file] |
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Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 745. Tengerite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York 710-710 [view file] |
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Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file] |
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Miyawaki R, Kuriyama J, Nakai I (1993) The redefinition of tengerite-(Y), Y2(CO3)3·2-3H2O, and its crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 78, 425-432 [view file] |
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