Yttrium Vanadate

Yttrium Vanadate

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Description
A paper tag associated with this specimen reads “S539 /y vanadate – Nb / Airtron Corp. / Don Lepore.”
Airtron was a developer of radar and microwave communications equipment, in Linden, N.J., that was acquired by Litton Industries in 1958.
Ref: Roger F. Belt, “Growth of Crystals at Airtron,” Proceedings, SPIE (1987).
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Mineral Sample
Yttrium Vanadate
Measurements
overall: 3.3 cm x 2.3 cm; 1 5/16 in x 7/8 in
overall: 15/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.38125 cm x 3.175 cm
ID Number
1988.0329.84
catalog number
1988.0329.84
accession number
1988.0329
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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