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Chernovite-(Y)

chernovite-(Y)

Y(AsO4)

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Overview

Chernovite-(Y) is a mineral. It was first described in 1967 as Chernovite, named after the Russian geologist Aleksandr A. Chernov. The suffix -(Y) was added in 1987. It is a colourless to pale yellow mineral with a vitreous luster. It has a tetragonal crystalline structure, and has the chemical makeup of Y(AsO4), which is yttrium, arsenic, and oxygen, at a 1:1:4 ratio. It has a specific gravity of 4.866g/cm3. Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.

Scientific references

  1. Chernovite-(Y) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3667215 Link
  2. Chernovite-(Y) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernovite-(Y) Link