Chernovite-(Y)

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.[1]

Chernovite-(Y)
Sample of Chernovite-(Y)
General
CategoryXenotime group
Formula
(repeating unit)
Y(AsO4)
Strunz classification8.AD.35
Crystal systemTetragonal
Identification
ColorColourless, pale yellow
Mohs scale hardness4.5-5
LusterVitreous
StreakWhite
Specific gravity4.866 g/cm3
Other characteristicsNot radioactive or luminescent
References[1]

Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.

See also

References

  • Media related to Chernovite-(Y) at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Chernovite-(Y)". mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.


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