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
G = 4·15-4·25. H = 5¹⁄₂. Dark brown; transparent to opaque.
Langesund Fiord, Norway.
_Tscheffkinite._
Titano-silicate of E, Th, Fe, Ca, etc. Cer = 23-47; Yttr = 0-3·4; ThO₂
+ ZrO₂ = 0-20; TiO₂ = 16-21%.
Massive, amorphous.
G = 4·26-4·55. H = 5-5¹⁄₂. Velvet black.
Ilmen Mountains; Nelson Co. and Bedford Co., Virginia, U.S.A.
_Tysonite._
Fluoride of E, with Th, H₂O, CO₂, etc. Cer = 69·2-70·6; ThO₂ = 0-31%.
Hexagonal; in thick prisms.
G = 6·12-6·14. H = 4¹⁄₂-5. Wax yellow; transparent to translucent.
Fahlun and Österby, Sweden; Pike’s Peak, Colorado.
_Uhligite._
Titanate of Zr, Ca, Al; Ca(Zr,Ti)O₃ + Al(Ti,Al)O₃? TiO₂ = 48; ZrO₂ =
22%.
Cubic; near to Perovskite (_q.v._).
H = 5-6. Black. Transparent in flakes.
Lake Magad, E. Africa.
~Uraninite.~
Oxides of U (60-75%), with PbO₂, ThO₂, ZrO₂, E₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, etc. Cer. =
0-2·7; Yttr = 0-10·2; ThO₂ = 1·6-11·1; ZrO₂ = 0-8·1%.
Cubic, usually massive; alters to amorphous pitchblende.
G = → 6·4 (massive); → 9·7 (crystalline). H = 5¹⁄₂. Black; transparent
in splinters.
Norway; Bohemia; Saxony; Cornwall; Carolina, etc.
_Vietinghofite._
A hydrated ferruginous samarskite (_q.v._). E₂O₃ = 8·2; ZrO₂ = 1·0%.
Amorphous.
G = 5·53. H = 5¹⁄₂-6. Dull black; opaque.
Lake Baikal, Siberia.
Warwickite.
6MgO,FeO,2TiO₂,3B₂O₃? TiO₂ = 23·5%.
Orthorhombic; habit prismatic, elongated.
G = 3·35-3·36. H = 3-4. Dark brown to black; pleochroic. Double
refraction strong, +ve.
Edenville, New York State.
_Weibyite._
Carbonate of E, with Ca, Sr, F, and H₂O; allied to Bastnäsite
(_q.v._). Cer = 66·96%?
Orthorhombic; in pyramids resembling those of Zircon.
Crystals are small, and covered with a thin yellow crust; they are
intergrown with Parisite (_q.v._)
Langesund Fiord, Norway.
~Wiikite.~
Titano-tantalo-silicate of Zr, Th, E, Fe, U, with Cb₂O₅, H₂O, etc. Cer
= 2·5; Yttr = 7·6; Sc₂O₃ = 1·2; ThO₂ = 5·5; ZrO₂ + TiO₂ = 23·4%.
Perfectly amorphous.
G = 4·85. H = 6. Black; opaque; infusible.
Impilaks, Lake Ladoga, Finland.
_Wöhlerite._
Silicate and columbate of Ca, Zr, Na; Si₁₀Zr₃Cb₂O₄₂F₃Ca₁₀Na₅? ZrO₂ =
15·2-22·7%. Cer, traces.
Monoclinic; prismatic or tabular habit.
G = 3·41-3·44. H = = 5¹⁄₂-6. Light yellow; pleochroic.
Langesund Fiord.
~Xenotime.~
Phosphate of E, with ThO₂, SiO₂, Zr, etc. Cer = 0-11; Yttr =
54·1-64·7; ThO₂ = 1-5%.
Tetragonal; isomorphous with Zircon?
G = 4·45-4·56. H = 4-5. Brown to yellow; opaque.
Diamond sands of Brazil; Norway.
_Yttrialite_ (Green Gadolinite).
A weathered gadolinite (_q.v._)--E₂O₃,2SiO₂. Cer = 6·6-8·2; Yttr =
43·4-46·5; ThO₂ = 10·8-12·8%.
Amorphous, massive.
G = 4·6. H = 5¹⁄₂. Green to brown; translucent.
Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas.
~Yttrocerite.~
Ca₃E₂F₁₂, 1¹⁄₂H₂O. Cer = 9·3-18·2; Yttr = 8·1-29·4%.
Massive, granular.
G = 3·45. H = 4¹⁄₂. White to violet blue or brown.
Various localities in Scandinavia.
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