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Trimounsite-(Y), a new rare-earth silicotitanate from Trimouns, Ariege, France; (REE) (sub 2) Ti (sub 2) SiO (sub 9)

P. Piret, M. Deliens and M. Pinet
La trimounsite-(Y), nouveau silicotitanate de terres rares de Trimouns, Ariege, France; (TR) (sub 2) Ti (sub 2) SiO (sub 9)
European Journal of Mineralogy (October 1990) 2 (5): 725-729

Abstract

Trimounsite-(Y) occurs as light brown prisms in dolomitic levels of the Trimouns talc deposit, Ariege, France. The crystals elongated along [001] are transparent to translucent with an adamantine lustre. The Mohs hardness is 7. Optically biaxial negative with alpha , beta and gamma > 2.10. Monoclinic, P2 (sub 1) /c with a = 12.299(2), b = 11.120(2), c = 4.858(1) A, beta = 95.62 degrees (1), d (sub meas.) = 5.0 g/cm (super 3) , d (sub calc.) = 4.85 g/cm (super 3) and Z = 4. Strongest lines in the X-ray powder pattern [d(A),(I),hkl] are: 2.82 (10) 321, 3.44 (9) 211 and 121, 1.959 (6) 312 and 350, 1.643 (6) 550,640 and 602, 2.117 (5) 341. Electron microprobe analyses give: SiO2 11.8, TiO2 34.5, Y2O3 34.6, Sm (sub 2) O (sub 3) 0.4, Gd (sub 2) O (sub 3) 1.9, Tb (sub 2) O (sub 3) 0.7, Dy (sub 2) O (sub 3) 5.7, Ho (sub 2) O (sub 3) 0.8, Er (sub 2) O (sub 3) 5.0 and Yb (sub 2) O (sub 3) 4.8, total 100.2 %. Formula (REE) (sub 2) Ti (sub 2) SiO (sub 9) . Main associated minerals are allanite and bastnaesite. The name refers to the locality.


ISSN: 0935-1221
Serial Title: European Journal of Mineralogy
Serial Volume: 2
Serial Issue: 5
Title: La trimounsite-(Y), nouveau silicotitanate de terres rares de Trimouns, Ariege, France; (TR) (sub 2) Ti (sub 2) SiO (sub 9)
Translated Title: Trimounsite-(Y), a new rare-earth silicotitanate from Trimouns, Ariege, France; (REE) (sub 2) Ti (sub 2) SiO (sub 9)
Affiliation: Univ. Louvain-la-Neuve, Lab. Chim. Phys. Cristallogr., B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Pages: 725-729
Published: 199010
Text Language: French
Summary Language: English
Publisher: Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Naegele u. Obermiller), Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
References: 8
Accession Number: 1995-050517
Categories: Mineralogy of silicates
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: 2 tables
N42°34'60" - N43°25'00", E00°49'60" - E02°10'00"
Country of Publication: Germany
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Geoline, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hanover, Germany
Update Code: 199518
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