The Rare Earths: Their Occurrence, Chemistry, and TechnologyLevy, Stanley Isaac
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The Rare Earths: Their Occurrence, Chemistry, and Technology
Levy, Stanley Isaac
Rare earths
Cubic; usually massive.
G = 3·81-3·88. H = 7-7¹⁄₂. Black; transparent in flakes.
Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
Senaite.
(Fe,Mn,Pb)O,TiO₂, cf. Ilmenite. TiO₂ = 49-52%.
Rhombohedral; isomorphous with Ilmenite, Geikielite, etc.
G = 5·3 (to 4·2 when weathered). H = 6¹⁄₂. Black.
Diamantina, Minas Geraes, Brazil.
~Sipylite.~
Columbate of E, Zr, Fe, U, Sn, etc.; near Fergusonite (_q.v._).
Cubic, in octahedra. Usually granular.
G = 4·89. H = 6. Brownish-black; translucent.
Amhurst Co., Virginia.
_Steenstrupine._
A silicate of E, Fe, Na, Th, Mn, Al, Ti, H₂O, etc.; near Melanocerite.
Cer = 14·4-32·5; Yttr = 0-15·9; ThO₂ = 2·1-7·1%.
Rhombohedral.
G = 3·38. H = 4. Brown; faces dull.
Kangerdluarsuk, Greenland.
Strüverite.
FeO,(Nb,Ta)₂O₅,4TiO₂. TiO₂ = 69-71%.
Tetragonal; angles very close to those of rutile.
G = 5·0. H = 6-7. Black; opaque.
Craveggia, Piedmont, Italy; and in Madagascar.
_Tachyaphaltite._
An altered zircon, containing H₂O. ZrO₂ = 40-50%.
Tetragonal; very close to Zircon.
G = 3·6. H = 5¹⁄₂. Dark brown.
Kragerö, Norway.
_Tengerite._
Hydrated carbonate of E, Be, Ca, etc.; a weathered Gadolinite
(_q.v._). E₂O₃ = 39·2-47·8%.
Amorphous.
White; opaque; very soft.
Llano Co., Texas.
~Thalenite.~
H₂E₄Si₄O₁₅, with traces of Fe´´´ and Al. Yttr = 58·6-63·9%.
Monoclinic.
G = 4·23. H = 6¹⁄₂. Bright red and yellow,
Österby, Sweden.
~Thorianite.~
Mixed ThO₂ + UO₂, with E, Pb, Zr, Si, Fe, etc. ThO₂ = 72-79; Cer =
1-8%.
Rhombohedral; pseudocubic.
G = 8·0-9·7. H = 7. Jet black; bright resinous lustre.
Gem-gravels of Ceylon.
~Thorite.~
ThSiO₄, with H₂O, U, Fe, E, Ca, Al, etc. ThO₂ = 41·4-57·9; E₂O₃ =
0-6%.
Tetragonal; habit prismatic.
G = 4·4-4·8; H = 4¹⁄₂-5. Brown to black.
Various localities in Scandinavia.
_Thorogummite._
UO₃,3ThO₂,3SiO₂,6H₂O? An altered Mackintoshite (_q.v._)? ThO₂ = 41·4;
E₂O₃ = 6·7%.
Usually massive; sometimes in crystals resembling Zircon.
G = 4·43-4·54. H = 4-4¹⁄₂. Dull brown; opaque.
Llano Co., Texas.
~Thortveitite.~
E₂O₃,2SiO₂, with Fe´´´, Al, Mn´´´ traces; E = chiefly Sc. Yttr =
54·5%.
Orthorhombic, in radial aggregates.
G = 3·571. H = 6-7. Greyish green; translucent.
Iveland, Sätersdalen, Norway.
~Titanite~ (Sphene, Grothite).
CaSiTiO₅, with Fe´´, Mn´´. TiO₂ = 34-45% (usually 41%).
Monoclinic; wedge-shaped.
G = 3·40-3·56. H = 5-5¹⁄₂. Yellow, green, or brown; pleochroism
strong; lustre resinous.
Widely distributed in Europe and N. America.
Titanium Olivine.
(H₂,Fe´´,Mg)₂(Si,Ti)O₄; Mn and F in traces. TiO₂ = 3-12%.
Orthorhombic.
G = 3·25-3·27. H = 6¹⁄₂-7. Deep red to yellow; pleochroic.
Pfunders, Tyrol; Zermatt, Switzerland.
_Tritomite._
A fluo-borosilicate of E, Th, Ca, with Zr, Na, H₂O, etc. Cer =
44·2-59·2; Yttr = 0·4-4·6; ThO₂ + ZrO₂ = 0-10·6%.
Rhombohedral; in crystals resembling regular tetrahedra.
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