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
Yttrium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and has often been classified as a "rare-earth element". Yttrium is almost a ...
, arsenic, and oxygen, at a 1:1:4 ratio. It has a specific gravity of 4.866g/cm3.
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Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group
The xenotime group is a grouping of mainly phosphate and vanadate minerals in the tetragonal crystal system. They are chemically related to the monoclinic crystal system, monoclinic Monazite, monazite group.
Xenotime group members
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See also
* Chernovite-(Ce)
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Yttrium minerals
Arsenate minerals
Tetragonal minerals
Minerals described in 1967
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