Mineral Species containing Holmium (Ho )

Mineral Species containing Holmium (Ho )

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Holmium (Ho ) by %

Holmium (Ho) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 164.93032
Atomic Number 67
Name Origins Latin, Holinia = "Stockholm."
Year Discovered 1878
Discovery Credits Discovered by P. T. Cleve at Uppsala, Sweden and independenly by M. Delafontaine and J. L. Soret at Geneva, Switzerland.
Remarks Silvery metal of the rare earth group. Slowly attacked by oxygen and water, dissolves in acid. Used as flux concentrator for high magnetic fields.

Diagnostic tests: 
There are no simple diagnostic tests to identify holmium.
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly employed to identify and analyze members of the Rare-Earth group elements.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements, ChemiCool
Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Ho 164.930319 165 67 100.0000%   Stable      
 

Mineral Species sorted by the element Ho (Holmium )

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%Ho Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
2.28%Ho Decrespignyite-(Y)  ! (Y,REE)4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5•2(H2O) 867.49
1.14%Ho Hingganite-(Y)   Y2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 433.65
0.87%Ho Proshchenkoite-(Y)  ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)15Fe++Ca(P,Si)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,711.51
0.80%Ho Zajacite-(Ce)   Na(REExCa1-x)(REEyCa1-y)F6where(xney) 295.08
0.77%Ho Maoniupingite-(Ce)  ! (REE,Ca)4(Fe+++,Ti,Fe++,[])(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Nb)4Si4O22 1,228.90
0.72%Ho Calcybeborosilite-(Y)  ! (REE,Ca)2[](B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2 437.09
0.66%Ho Calciogadolinite  ? CaREE(Fe+++)Be2Si2O10 474.11
0.64%Ho Kentbrooksite  ! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) 3,900.86
0.64%Ho Abenakiite-(Ce)   Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S++++O2)O 2,928.18
0.62%Ho Hundholmenite-(Y)  ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe+++)CaxAs+++1-x(Si,As+++++)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,521.06
0.59%Ho Thomasclarkite-(Y)  ! (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3•4(H2O) 375.77
0.55%Ho Moskvinite-(Y)  ! Na2K(Y,REE)[Si6O15] 598.41
0.53%Ho Samarskite-(Yb)  ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 312.29
0.53%Ho Iwashiroite-(Y)  ! YTaO4 313.16
0.47%Ho Calcioburbankite   Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 597.04
0.37%Ho IMA2008-024  ! (Ca,Na,REE,[])7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3 841.27
0.36%Ho Khristovite-(Ce)   (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)Mn++Al(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) 610.88
0.34%Ho IMA2009-001   Ba5(Ca,REE,Y)22(Ti,Nb)18(SiO4)4[(PO4),(SiO4)]4(BO3)9O22[(OH),F]43(H2O)1.5 4,586.47
0.34%Ho Dissakisite-(Ce)   Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)2Si3O12(OH) 599.36
0.33%Ho Trimounsite-(Y)   (Y,REE)2Ti2SiO9 475.18
0.31%Ho Hellandite-(Y)   (Ca,REE)4(Y,Ce)2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,029.47
0.29%Ho Kamphaugite-(Y)   (Ca1.84REEx)(Y1.46REE0.54-x)(CO3)4(OH)1.65•2(H2O) 585.44
0.29%Ho Nioboaeschynite-(Y)  ! [(Y,REE),Ca,Th,Fe](Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6 368.70
0.28%Ho Hellandite-(Ce)  ! (Ca3REE)4Ce2Al[]2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,114.02
0.28%Ho Strontiochevkinite   (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 1,140.23
0.27%Ho Gerenite-(Y)  ! (Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18•2(H2O) 872.18
0.23%Ho IMA2009-005   (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F 696.25
0.22%Ho Ciprianiite  ! Ca4[(Th,U)(REE)]2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH,F)2 1,032.51
0.19%Ho Chukhrovite-(Nd)  ! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) 857.24
0.13%Ho Kuliokite-(Y)   (Y,REE)4Al(SiO4)2(OH)2F5 706.82
0.12%Ho Cerotungstite-(Ce)   (Ce,REE)W2O6(OH)3 655.80
0.09%Ho Bijvoetite-(Y)   (Y,REE)8(H2O)25(UO2)16O8(OH)8(CO3)16•14(H2O) 7,068.68
0.07%Ho Mckelveyite-(Nd)  * (Ba,Sr)(Ca,Na,Nd,REE)(CO3)2•3-10(H2O) 456.93
0.06%Ho Miserite   K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5[Si6O15][Si2O7](OH,F)2•yH2O 933.24
0.06%Ho Georgbarsanovite  ! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O 3,297.19
0.04%Ho Kapitsaite-(Y)  ! (Ba,K,Pb,Na)4(Y,Ca,REE)2[Si8B2(B,Si)2O28F] 1,419.80
0.04%Ho Mckelveyite-(Y)   NaCa(Ba,Sr)3(Y,REE)(CO3)6•3(H2O) 971.59

(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)

There are 37 minerals with Ho in the Mineralogy Database.

  • Actinium
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  • Antimony
  • Argon
  • Arsenic
  • Astatine
  • Barium
  • Berkelium
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  • Bromine
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  • Cesium
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  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
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  • Curium
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  • Einsteinium
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  • Europium
  • Fermium
  • Fluorine
  • Francium
  • Gadolinium
  • Gallium
  • Germanium
  • Gold
  • Hafnium
  • Hahnium
  • Helium
  • Holmium
  • Hydrogen
  • Indium
  • Iodine
  • Iridium
  • Iron
  • Krypton
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  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Lutetium
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mendelevium
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Neodymium
  • Neon
  • Neptunium
  • Nickel
  • Niobium
  • Nitrogen
  • Nobelium
  • Osmium
  • Oxygen
  • Palladium
  • Phosphorus
  • Platinum
  • Plutonium
  • Polonium
  • Potassium
  • Praeseodymium
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  • Protactinium
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  • Vanadium
  • Xenon
  • Ytterbium
  • Yttrium
  • Zinc
  • Zirconium


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