Thorite
Properties
| Formulas | (Th,U)SiO4, ThSiO4 |
| Abbreviation | Thr |
| Variant | U |
| Classifications | Zircon (group), Thorium silicate |
| Luminescence emitters | Dy, Eu, Nd, Sm, Tb, Ti, UO2 |
| Spectra | Luminescence (2) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1829 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Huttonite |
| Crystal symmetry | Tetragonal, Point group 4/mmm |
| Tags | Mineral, Silicate, Silicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 1 |
| O | 4 |
| Th | 1 |
| Total: | 6 |