Research Article
“Mohsite” of Colomba: Identification as Dessauite-(Y)
Table 4
Comparison of chemical data (
apfu) between “mohsite of Lévy” as reported in Kelly et al. [
6] and “mohsite of Colomba” (this paper).
| Element | Specimen from Lacroix collection (Kelly et al. [6]) apfu | Specimen from the mineralogical collection of Turin University (this study) apfu |
| Sr | 0.48 | 0.70 | Pb | 0.44 | | Na | | 0.25 | Ca | 0.07 | 0.09 |
□ | 0.01 | |
XIIA | 1.00 | 1.04 | Y | 0.42 | 0.62 | Zn | 0.20 | | U | | 0.18 | Mn2+ | 0.11 | | La | 0.08 | | Ce | 0.06 | | Nd | 0.01 | | Yb | | 0.09 | Sc | | 0.08 |
□ | 0.12 | |
VIB | 1.00 | 0.97 | Fe2+ | 1.57 | 2.00 | Mn2+ | 0.44 | |
IVT2 | 2.01 | 2.00 | Ti | 13.43 | 12.66 | Fe3+ | 4.46 | 4.78 | V5+ | 0.05 | 0.26 | Al | 0.04 | | Cr | 0.02 | |
VIC18 | 18.00 | 18.00 | O38 | 38.00 | 38.00 |
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The symbol □ state for vacancy.
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