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Levinsonite-(Y)

levinsonite-(Y)

YAl(SO4)2(C2O4)·12H2O

Levinsonite-(Y): Mineral information, data and localities.

Levinsonite-(Y): Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Levinsonite-(Y) is a rare organic mineral named in honor of Alfred A. Levinson (1927-2005), Professor Emeritus of mineralogy at the University of Calgary. It was named in part because of his origination of the internationally used nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, the Levinson modifier, which is a standard in mineralogical nomenclature and allows for the more precise identification and classification of rare-earth minerals. The type material for Levinsonite-(Y) is kept at the University of Michigan, and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Scientific references

  1. Levinsonite-(Y) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3831354 Link
  2. Levinsonite-(Y) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levinsonite-(Y) Link