Yttrium-bearing Titanite
A variety of Titanite
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About Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Formula:
(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
First Recorded Locality:
An yttrium-bearing variety of titanite. See also keilhauite and grothite.
First named as yttrotitanite and described by Scheerer (1844) from a feldspar quarry at Buøy Island, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. It was independently and simultanously described as keilhauite by Erdmann (1844).
First named as yttrotitanite and described by Scheerer (1844) from a feldspar quarry at Buøy Island, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. It was independently and simultanously described as keilhauite by Erdmann (1844).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8058 (as Yttrium-bearing Titanite)
3977 (as Titanite)
3977 (as Titanite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8058:9 (as Yttrium-bearing Titanite)
mindat:1:1:3977:8 (as Titanite)
mindat:1:1:3977:8 (as Titanite)
Chemistry of Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Mindat Formula:
(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
Element Weights:
First Recorded Occurrence of Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Synonyms of Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Other Language Names for Yttrium-bearing Titanite
German:Alshedit
Yttrotitanit
Yttrotitanit
Spanish:Alshedita
Yttrotitanita
Yttrotitanita
Varieties of Yttrium-bearing Titanite
| Eucolite-Titanite | A Ce-bearing titanite, first described by Scheerer (1853) from Barkevik, Langesundsfjord, Vestfold, Norway. |
Common Associates
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Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Yttrium-bearing Titanite
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References for Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Localities for Yttrium-bearing Titanite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Lindvikskollen titanite occurrence, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway