Mineral Species sorted by the element Yb Ytterbium (original) (raw)

Ytterbium (Yb) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 173.04
Atomic Number 70
Name Origins Named after Ytterby, Sweden.
Year Discovered 1878
Discovery Credits Discovered by J. C. G. De Marignac at Geneva, Switzerland.
Remarks Soft, sivery-white metal of the lanthanide (rare earth) group. Slowly oxidized by air, reacts with water. Some use in stress gauges.Diagnostic tests: There are no simple diagnostic tests to identify ytterbium. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly employed to identify and analyze members of the Rare-Earth group elements.
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements,ChemiCool

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Yb 167.993894 168 70 0.1300% Stable
Yb 168.935186 169 70 0.0000% 32.02 Days EC 0.908 100.00%
Yb 169.934759 170 70 3.0500% Stable
Yb 170.936323 171 70 14.3000% Stable
Yb 171.963378 172 70 21.9000% Stable
Yb 172.938208 173 70 16.2000% Stable
Yb 173.938859 174 70 31.8000% Stable
Yb 174.941273 175 70 0.0000% 4.19 Days Beta - 0.467 100.00%

Mineral Species sorted by the element Yb (Ytterbium )

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%Yb Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
64.56%Yb Xenotime-(Yb) ! YbPO4 268.01
54.97%Yb Keiviite-(Yb) (Yb,Y)2Si2O7 472.18
38.14%Yb Hingganite-(Yb) (Yb,Y)2([])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 453.70
22.30%Yb Keiviite-(Y) (Y,Yb)2Si2O7 388.05
20.26%Yb Vyuntspakhkite-(Y) (Y,Yb,Er)4Al2AlSi5O18(OH)5 1,118.90
5.32%Yb Samarskite-(Yb) ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 312.29
2.76%Yb Iwashiroite-(Y) ! YTaO4 313.16
2.54%Yb Proshchenkoite-(Y) ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)15Fe++Ca(P,Si)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,711.51
2.32%Yb Zajacite-(Ce) Na(REExCa1-x)(REEyCa1-y)F6where(xney) 295.08
2.23%Yb Maoniupingite-(Ce) ! (REE,Ca)4(Fe+++,Ti,Fe++,[])(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Nb)4Si4O22 1,228.90
2.09%Yb Calcybeborosilite-(Y) ! (REE,Ca)2[](B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2 437.09
2.00%Yb Hingganite-(Y) Y2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 433.65
1.93%Yb Calciogadolinite ? CaREE(Fe+++)Be2Si2O10 474.11
1.87%Yb Kentbrooksite ! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) 3,900.86
1.87%Yb Abenakiite-(Ce) Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S++++O2)O 2,928.18
1.81%Yb Hundholmenite-(Y) ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe+++)CaxAs+++1-x(Si,As+++++)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,521.06
1.70%Yb Thomasclarkite-(Y) ! (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3•4(H2O) 375.77
1.38%Yb Yakovenchukite-(Y) ! K3NaCaY2(Si12O30)•4H2O 1,256.79
1.38%Yb Calcioburbankite Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 597.04
1.09%Yb IMA2008-024 ! (Ca,Na,REE,[])7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3 841.27
1.05%Yb Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)Mn++Al(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) 610.88
1.00%Yb IMA2009-001 Ba5(Ca,REE,Y)22(Ti,Nb)18(SiO4)4[(PO4),(SiO4)]4(BO3)9O22[(OH),F]43(H2O)1.5 4,586.47
0.99%Yb Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)2Si3O12(OH) 599.36
0.96%Yb Trimounsite-(Y) (Y,REE)2Ti2SiO9 475.18
0.89%Yb Hellandite-(Y) (Ca,REE)4(Y,Ce)2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,029.47
0.84%Yb Kamphaugite-(Y) (Ca1.84REEx)(Y1.46REE0.54-x)(CO3)4(OH)1.65•2(H2O) 585.44
0.84%Yb Nioboaeschynite-(Y) ! [(Y,**RE**E),Ca,Th,Fe](Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6 368.70
0.82%Yb Hellandite-(Ce) ! (Ca3REE)4Ce2Al[]2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,114.02
0.80%Yb Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 1,140.23
0.79%Yb Gerenite-(Y) ! (Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18•2(H2O) 872.18
0.66%Yb IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F 696.25
0.65%Yb Ciprianiite ! Ca4[(Th,U)(REE)]2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH,F)2 1,032.51
0.49%Yb Fluorcalciobritholite ! (Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F 710.23
0.39%Yb Kuliokite-(Y) (Y,REE)4Al(SiO4)2(OH)2F5 706.82
0.35%Yb Cerotungstite-(Ce) (Ce,REE)W2O6(OH)3 655.80
0.26%Yb Bijvoetite-(Y) (Y,REE)8(H2O)25(UO2)16O8(OH)8(CO3)16•14(H2O) 7,068.68
0.20%Yb Mckelveyite-(Nd) * (Ba,Sr)(Ca,Na,Nd,REE)(CO3)2•3-10(H2O) 456.93
0.20%Yb Stornesite-(Y) ! (Y, Ca)[ ]2Na6(Ca,Na)8(Mg,Fe)43(PO4)36 5,318.15
0.19%Yb Calciopetersite ! CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]•3(H2O) 907.06
0.18%Yb Tassieite ! (Na,[ ])Ca2(Mg,Fe++,Fe+++)2(Fe+++,Mg)2(Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)6(H2O)2 955.32
0.18%Yb Miserite K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5[Si6O15][Si2O7](OH,F)2•yH2O 933.24
0.17%Yb Georgbarsanovite ! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O 3,297.19
0.13%Yb Kapitsaite-(Y) ! (Ba,K,Pb,Na)4(Y,Ca,REE)2[Si8B2(B,Si)2O28F] 1,419.80
0.12%Yb Mckelveyite-(Y) NaCa(Ba,Sr)3(Y,REE)(CO3)6•3(H2O) 971.59
0.10%Yb Aluminocerite-(Ce) ! (Ce,REE,Ca)9(Al,Fe+++)(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4(OH)3 1,725.28

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There are 45 minerals with Yb in the Mineralogy Database.