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Yttrogummite

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Yttrogummite
General
CategoryMinerals
Identification
Other characteristics Radioactive

Yttrogummite is an yttrium-bearing variety of gummite mineral. It is a rare earth mineral containing relatively large amounts of the yttrium earths. It is an alteration product of yttrian uraninite.[1]

It was first described by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in 1878, from the Garta Feldspar quarry in Arendal, Norway.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Yttrogummite on Mindat.org
  2. ↑ Nordenskiöld, A. E. (1878). "Mineralogiska bidrag 5. Cleveit, ett nytt yttro-uran mineral från Garta felsspatsbrott nära Arendal" [Mineralogical contributions 5. Cleveite, a new yttro-uranium mineral from the Garta felspar quarry near Arendal]. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar (in Swedish). 4 (1): 28–32. Retrieved 2026-06-04.