Iwashiroite-(Y), YTaO4, a new mineral from Suishoyama, Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 170-177

  Hori, Hidemichi ^a   Kobayashi, Toshinori ^b   Miyawaki, Ritsuro ^c   Matsubara, Satoshi ^c   Yokoyama, Kazumi ^c   Shimizu, Masaaki ^d  

^a Hori Mineralogy Ltd   (Japan)

^b Funehiki High School   (Japan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iwashiroite; New mineral; Suishoyama; Tantalum; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750334165     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.101.170     Document Type: Article

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