Jun 21, 2025
Aeschynite
Photo Credit: Robert O. Meyer
A group of rare-earth, titanium, rarely niobium and tantalum oxide-hydroxide minerals. Localities listed are for undifferentiated members of
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Aeschynite
Photo Credit: Robert O. Meyer
A group of rare-earth, titanium, rarely niobium and tantalum oxide-hydroxide minerals. Localities listed are for undifferentiated members of
Updated Aeschynite, fusion between Garnet and Scolecite.
Fusion Call 🌟
Starlite + Aeschynite = Green Corundum
Fusion with lavaroses Barstowite on Deviantart. Thanks for answering then call! 😃
Aeschynite-(Y)
(Y,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Locality:
Lohning quarry (Lohninger quarry), Hüttwinkl valley, Rauris valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
0.78 mm Aeschynite-(Y) crystal.
Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato
Aeschynite-(Y) (or Blomstrandine, Priorite) is a rare earth mineral of yttrium. Magnetic. Named for its composition and from the Greek for “shame,” in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents. Its Mohs scale rating is 5 to 6.
Aeschynite-Y
Owner: The LRT Collection Previous Owner: Ingo Drescher Photo by: Tin Can Hill
Copyright:© Pavel M. Kartashov
Aeschynite
Locality: Kaiser Quarry, Rauris Valley, Salzburg, Austria