a yellow-brown crystalline mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium
Examples of 'xenotime' in a sentence
xenotime
Monazite and xenotime morphology suggests autigenic catagenetic and/or metamorphic origin.
Ekaterina E. Palenova, Konstantin A. Novoselov, Elena V. Belogub, Ivan A. Blinov,Svetlana D. Grigor’Eva 2018, 'Mineralogy of alluvial sediments of Avzyan gold region (the Southern Urals)', Литосфераhttps://test.lithosphere.ru/jour/article/view/230. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper reviews rare earth minerals (monazite and xenotime) separation by flotation.
S. Chehreh Chelgani, M. Rudolph, T. Leistner, J. Gutzmer, Urs A. Peuker 2015, 'A review of rare earth minerals flotation: Monazite and xenotime', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268615001482. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some xenotime analyses return low totals, suggesting their hydration during post-magmaticalterations.
Miloš René 2018, 'REE and Y Mineralogy of the Krudum Granite Body (Saxothuringian Zone)', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/7/287. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most zircon crystals show the dominant “xenotime” substitution.
Martins, H. C.B., Abreu, J. 2014, 'The composition of zircon in Variscan granites from Northern Portugal', Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/913/985. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The specimens are contaminated by epitaxially intergrown xenotime.
R. Törnroos 1985, 'Metamict zircon from Mozambique', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume57/sgs_bt_057_pages_181_195.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The percentage of monazite, zircon, and xenotime in the pan concentrate are 1.1–59.53 %, 0.68–55.07 %, and 0.3–3.54 % respectively.
Ngadenin, Adhika Junara Karunianto 2016, 'Identifikasi Keterdapatan Mineral Radioaktif pada Granit Muncung Sebagai Tahap Awaluntuk Penilaian Prospek Uranium dan Thorium di Pulau Singkep', Eksplorium: Buletin Pusat Pengembangan Bahan Galian Nuklirhttp://jurnal.batan.go.id/index.php/eksplorium/article/view/3101/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)