tanteuxenite-(Y)
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named because of the mineral's high tantalum content and its similarity to euxenite-(Y)
tantalum + euxenite-(Y)
Noun
[edit]- (mineralogy) A brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.
References
[edit]- “tanteuxenite-(Y)”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.