Microlite

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Microlite from Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA. Size: 4.6 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm

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Properties

Formula (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F)
Abbreviation Mic
Classification Microlite (group)
Luminescence emitters Dy, TiO6, UO2
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Related materials Microlite (group)

Composition

Element Wt%
H 0.06
Na 6.52
Ca 3.79
Ta 68.41
O 20.87
F 0.36
Total: 100.01

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 5 0 0