aeschynite-(Nd)
Sign in to saveAeschynite-(Nd) is a rare earth mineral of neodymium, cerium, calcium, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen with the chemical formula . Its name comes from the Greek word for "shame". Its Mohs scale rating is 5 to 6. It is a member of the hydroxide minerals.
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- Named after
- neodymium
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Aes-Nd
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.DF.05
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.DF.05
- type locality (geology)
- Bayan Obo mine
- chemical formula
- Nd(TiNb)O₆
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Aeschynite-(Nd) is a rare earth mineral of neodymium, cerium, calcium, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen with the chemical formula . Its name comes from the Greek word for "shame". Its Mohs scale rating is 5 to 6. It is a member of the hydroxide minerals.
It was first reported for an occurrence in Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia in 1982. In that rare earth mining deposit it occurs in veins within metamorphosed dolomite and slate. It occurs associated with aegirine, riebeckite, barite, fluorite, albite, phlogopite and magnetite. The IMA symbol is Aes-Nd.
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