Bastnäsite [ (La/Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F ]

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Material properties

Formula (La/Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Crystal symmetry Hexagonal, Point group 6m2, Space group P62c (#190)
Classification Bastnäsite (group)
Members Bastnäsite-(Nd), Bastnäsite-(Ce), Bastnäsite-(La), Bastnäsite-(Y)
Related materials Bastnaesite
Spectra Luminescence (1), Reflectance (2)
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Tags Carbonate, Halide, REE

Composition

Element Atoms
C 1
F 1
O 3
REE 0-1
Y 0-1
Ce 0-1
Nd 0-1
La 0-1

Specimens of Bastnäsite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
M0281 Djurleite CSIRO Bastnäsite (2.9%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Djurleite, Florencite, Pyromorphite, Quadratite, Quartz, Stromeyerite 2.9 0 —
S1117 Bastnäsite Western Australian Museum Bastnäsite — 1 Reflectance
WAM M5.2013 Bastnäsite Western Australian Museum Bastnäsite — 1 Reflectance