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Mineral A

VS

Mineral B

Tanteuxenite-(Y)

Tanteuxenite-(Y)

Name

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Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)₂(O,OH)₆

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Oxides & Hydroxides

Chemical class

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Crystal system

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5.5–6

Mohs hardness

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5.77–5.87

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Resinous

Luster

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Cleavage

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Space group

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Columbite

Structural group

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Ttx-Y · Approved

IMA

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1928

Named in

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Brownish black to chestnut-brown; amber-yellow in thin fragments

Typical colors

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Y · Ta · Nb · Ti · O · H

Elements

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