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Also known as blomstrandin

Aeschynite-(Y) (or Aeschinite-(Y), Aeschynite-(Yt), Blomstrandine, Priorite) is a rare earth mineral of yttrium, calcium, iron, 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.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Aeschynite-(Y)
Mineral.image
Aeschynite-(Y)-180743.jpg
Mineral.caption
A fine, well-terminated, complete all-around aeschynite-(Y) crystal from Iveland, Norway
Mineral.category
Oxide mineral
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Aes-Y
Mineral.strunz
4.DF.05
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Pmnb
Mineral.other
25px Radioactive

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Aeschynite-(Y) (or Aeschinite-(Y), Aeschynite-(Yt), Blomstrandine, Priorite) is a rare earth mineral of yttrium, calcium, iron, 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.

==See also== List of minerals

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