tanteuxenite-(y)

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What does tanteuxenite-(y) mean?

A brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.

Where does tanteuxenite-(y) come from?

Named because of the mineral's high tantalum content and its similarity to euxenite-(Y) tantalum + euxenite-(Y)

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