Research Article

“Mohsite” of Colomba: Identification as Dessauite-(Y)

Table 2

Analytical data of the studied dessauite-(Y).

Wt%RangeStandard

SrO4.063.46–4.50SrSO4
Na2O0.440.30–0.51Albite
CaO0.290.19–038Diopside
Y2O33.963.40–4.35Y2O3
UO32.862.65–3.10UO2
Yb2O31.010.79–1.20Yb
Sc2O30.290.27–0.30Sc
Fe2O3*21.50Fe2O3
FeO*8.19Fe2O3
TiO257.0156.26–58.28TiO
V2O31.090.87–1.31V

Total100.6997.33–104.20

FeTOT has been recalculated as combination of Fe3+ and Fe2+. FeTOT = 29.69 Wt% (range 29.08–30.27).