Mineral: | Fergusonite-(Y)
| Chemical Formula: | YNbO4 ((Y.45REE.37U.05).87(Nb.90Ta.08Ti.02) 1.00O3.64(OH).36) | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Sakangyi area, west of Mogok, Shan State, Burma (Myanmar) | A true rarity for all collectors of radioactive minerals, this is a fine tetragonal fergusonite crystal. One end shows a crystalline fracture while the other is flat terminated.
Those prismatic tetragonal shaped crystals form at temperatures around 575 – 765°C otherwise they don’t disclose a crystal habit. This specimen is well sized and terrific shaped for this mineral species. The emitted radioactivity dosage for gamma particles is 1,6 µSv/h and include beta and alpha particles 4,8 µSv/h. A rare specimen from the Sakangyi area.
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