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Nioboaeschynite-(Y) R110140

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Name: Nioboaeschynite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R110140
Ideal Chemistry: (Y,REE,Ca,Th,Fe)(Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6
Locality: Quadeville, Lyndoch Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Source: Donald M Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark reddish-brown fragment - metamict
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Aeschynite (8) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.
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RRUFF ID: R110140
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Nioboaeschynite-(Y)

Komkov A I (1959) On minerals of the euxenite-polycrase and blomstrandine-priorite series, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 126, 641-644

Ma Q, Zhang A, Lü M, Zhou Y, Qiu Z, Zhou G (2007) Novel class of aeschynite structure LaNbTiO6 - based orange-red phosphors via a modified combustion approach, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111, 12693-12699

Bermanec V, Tomašić N, Kniewald G, Back M E, Zagler G (2008) Nioboaeschynite-(Y), a new member of the aeschynite group from the Bear Lake diggings, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 395-402   [view file]

Kan A, Ogawa H (2008) Crystal structural characterization and microwave dielectric properties of Ca(Ta2-xNbx)O6 ceramics, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 47, 7716-7720

Piilonen P C, Poirier G, Tait K T (2008) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 93, 1941-1946   [view file]

Qi X, Liu C M, Kuo C C (2010) Pr3+ doped LaTiNbO6 as a single phosphor for white LEDs, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 492, L61-L63

Annamma J, Shyla J, Manu K M (2011) Structure, microwave dielectric and optical properties of Ln2/3Gd1/3TiNbO6 (Ln=Ce, Pr, Nd and Sm) ceramics, Journal of Materials Science, 22, 776-780