Thomasclarkite-(Y) Mineral Data

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General Thomasclarkite-(Y) Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 375.77 gm

Sodium 4.89 % Na 6.60 % Na₂O

Cerium 7.46 % Ce 8.73 % Ce₂O₃

La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 26.83 % RE 31.30 % REE₂O₃

Yttrium 11.83 % Y 15.02 % Y₂O₃

Hydrogen 3.22 % H 28.77 % H₂O

Carbon 3.20 % C 11.71 % CO₂

Oxygen 42.58 % O

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100.00 % 102.13 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.8Ce_0.2Y_0.5REE_0.7(HCO₃)(OH)₃·4(H₂O)

Environment:

Occurs as a late hydrothermal phase in alkaline pegmatite dikes in nepheline syenite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Thomas Henry Clark (1893-1996), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, noted for his studies of the geology of the St. Lawrence Lowlands.

Synonym:

IMA1997-047

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Thomasclarkite-(Y)

Comments: Transparent, yellowish crystal of thomasclarkite-(Y).
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 0.75 mm.
© John Veevaert

Thomasclarkite-(Y) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3499:1:0.3507

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.556, b = 13.018, c = 4.566, Z = 1; beta = 90.15° V = 270.81 Den(Calc)= 2.30

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 12.97(1), 3.133(0.5), 4.32(0.5),

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Grice J D , Gault R A , The Canadian Mineralogist , 36 (1998) p.1293-1300, Thomasclarkite-(Y), a new sodium - rare-earth-element bicarbonate mineral, species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Note: z-coodinate for OH2 changed., Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Physical Properties of Thomasclarkite-(Y)

Cleavage:

[010] Perfect, [101] Parting

Color:

White, Yellow.

Density:

2.3

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Pseudo Tetragonal - Crystals show a tetragonal shape.

Hardness:

2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Thomasclarkite-(Y)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2043,KPDmeas= 0.2043,KC= 0.214

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.4, w=1.54, bire=0.1400.

Calculated Properties of Thomasclarkite-(Y)

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.21 gm/cc
note: r_{Thomasclarkite-(Y)}=2.30 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.05047
Boson Index = 0.94953

Photoelectric:

PE_{Thomasclarkite-(Y)}= 208.57 barns/electron
U=PE_{Thomasclarkite-(Y)} x r_electron= 461.12 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 35,249.12 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Thomasclarkite-(Y) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 862.91 ±215.73 grams of pure Thomasclarkite-(Y) .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Thomasclarkite-(Y)** - weak
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 9.40 cm	770,087	2.08E-05	35,249.12	11.59
100 gm / 4.36 cm	77,009	2.08E-06	3,524.91	1.16
10 gm / 2.02 cm	7,701	2.08E-07	352.49	0.12
1 gm / 9.40 mm	770	2.08E-08	35.25	0.01
0.1 gm / 4.36 mm	77	2.08E-09	3.52	0.00
0.01 gm / 2.02 mm	8	2.08E-10	0.35	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.94 mm	1	2.08E-11	0.04	0.00

Weight of pure Thomasclarkite-(Y) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.30 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 1.71 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (34.28 % REE)

Thomasclarkite-(Y) Classification

Dana Class:

13.1.9.1 (13)Acid Carbonates

(13.1)with miscellaneous formulae

(13.1.9)Dana Group

13.1.9.1 Thomasclarkite-(Y) ! (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O) P 2 2

Strunz Class:

V/E.08-05 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates

V/E - Water-bearing carbonates with unfamiliar anions

V/E.08 - Strontiodresserite - Dundasite series

V/E.08-05 Thomasclarkite-(Y) (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O) P 2 2

V/E.08-10 Kamphaugite-(Y) Ca(Y,REE)(CO3)2(OH)2·3(H2O) P 4₁2₁2 4 2 2

V/E.08-20 Calcio-ancylite-(Ce) CaCe(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-25 Calcio-ancylite-(Nd) CaNd(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) Pm m

V/E.08-28 Ancylite-(La)! Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-30 Ancylite-(Ce) SrCe(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-40 Gysinite-(Nd) Pb(Nd,La)(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-50 Strontiodresserite (Sr,Ca)Al2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O) Pbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-60 Dresserite BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O) Pbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-70 Hydrodresserite BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·3(H2O) P1 1

V/E.08-80 Montroyalite Sr4Al8(CO3)3(OH,F)26·10-11(H2O) Unk. Tri

V/E.08-90 Dundasite PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O) Pbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-95 Petterdite! PbCr2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

V/E.08-100 Barstowite Pb4(CO3)Cl6·(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

Other Thomasclarkite-(Y) Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(Eur. J. Min.,Vol.10,1998) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v84, p1466)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Thomasclarkite-(Y) :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Thomasclarkite-(Y)

(Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O)
Dana No: 13.1.9.1 Strunz No: V/E.08-05
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