Yttrocerite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Yttrocerite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

CaF2 + (Y,Ce)F3

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 236.78 gm

Calcium 16.93 % Ca 23.68 % CaO

Cerium 14.79 % Ce 17.33 % Ce2O3

Yttrium 28.16 % Y 35.76 % Y2O3

Fluorine 40.12 % F 40.12 % F

- % F -16.89 % -O=F2

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

CaY0.75Ce0.25F5

Help on Environment: Environment:

Y - rich fluorite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA

Help on Locality: Locality:

Falun, Sweden, Sussex Co., New Jersey. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named from its chemical composition containing ytterbium (Named after Ytterby, Sweden) and cerium (Named after the asteroid, Ceres)..

Yttrocerite Image

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Click Here for Larger Yttrocerite Image Yttrocerite Comments: Blue/purpley Yttrocerite in matrix. Location: Rockport Granite Company quarry, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.Scale: Specimen Size 6.9 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm. © Rob Lavinsky

Yttrocerite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

IsometricSpace Group: Unk

Physical Properties of Yttrocerite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{111} Perfect, {111} Perfect, [111} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Reddish blue, Purplish gray, Brown.

Help on Density: Density:

3 - 4, Average = 3.5

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Irregular - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an irregular pattern.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).

Help on Habit: Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Magnetism: Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Yttrocerite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.43.

Calculated Properties of Yttrocerite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Yttrocerite =3.50 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0002285063
Boson Index = 0.9997714937

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEYttrocerite = 112.77 barns/electron
U=PEYttrocerite x relectron= 362.57 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 14,495.39 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Yttrocerite per GRapi unit = 68.99 (PPM)

Yttrocerite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Yttrocerite - weak

SpecimenSizeWeight/Volume(Sphere) * CalculatedActivityBecquerels(Bq) CalculatedActivityCuries (Ci) EstimatedActivityGR(api) EstimatedExposure(mRem**)/hrIf Held in HandFor One Hour
1000 gm / 8.17 cm 331,384 8.96E-06 14,495.39 4.77
100 gm / 3.79 cm 33,138 8.96E-07 1,449.54 0.48
10 gm / 1.76 cm 3,314 8.96E-08 144.95 0.05
1 gm / 8.17 mm 331 8.96E-09 14.50 0.00
0.1 gm / 3.79 mm 33 8.96E-10 1.45 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.76 mm 3 8.96E-11 0.14 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.82 mm 0 8.96E-12 0.01 0.00

Weight of pure Yttrocerite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.50 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (360 mRem)**
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.74 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (14.79 % REE)

Yttrocerite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

09.00.00.00 (09)Halide Minerals

(09.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(09.00.00)Fluoride, Anhydrous

09.00.00.00 Boldyrevite? NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O) None

09.00.00.00 IMA2008-032 CuCl2•2NH3 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.00.00.00 IMA2008-039 (NH4)3PbCl5 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.00.00.00 Yttrocerite* CaF2(Y,Ce)F3 Unk Cubic

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

03.XX.00 03 - Halogenides

03.X - Unclassified Strunz Halogenides

03.XX -Fluoride, Anhydrous

03.XX.00 Hydrophilite? CaCl2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.XX.00 Hydromolysite? FeCl3•6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

03.XX.00 Lorettoite? Pb7O6Cl2 pseudo-TET Ortho

03.XX.00 Yttrocerite* CaF2(Y,Ce)F3 Unk Cubic

03.XX.00 IMA2009-014 SrF2 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

03.XX.00 IMA2009-015 NaSrCeF6 P 63/m 6/m

Other Yttrocerite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Emsley91) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) OPTIC PROP.(Dana)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Yttrocerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Yttrocerite

CaF2 + (Y,Ce)F3
Dana No: 09.00.00.00 Strunz No: 03.XX.00
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