Bastnäsite [ (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F ]

Images of Bastnäsite

Material properties

Formula (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Classification Bastnäsite (group)
Members Bastnäsite-(La), Bastnäsite-(Y), Bastnäsite-(Ce), Bastnäsite-(Nd)
Spectra Luminescence (1), Reflectance (2)
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Related materials Bastnaesite
Crystal symmetry Hexagonal, Point group 6m2, Space group P62c (#190)
Tags Halide , REE, Carbonate

Composition

Element Atoms
C 1
F 1
O 3
REE 0-1
Y 0-1
Ce 0-1
Nd 0-1

Specimens of Bastnäsite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
M0281 Djurleite CSIRO Bastnäsite (2.9%), Djurleite, Florencite, Pyromorphite, Quadratite, Quartz, Stromeyerite 2.9 0 —
S1117 Bastnäsite Western Australian Museum Bastnäsite — 1 Reflectance
WAM M5.2013 Bastnäsite Western Australian Museum Bastnäsite — 1 Reflectance