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Xenotime-(Y) Mineral Data
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General Xenotime-(Y) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
YPO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 183.88 gm |
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Yttrium 48.35 % Y 61.40 % Y2O3 |
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Phosphorus 16.84 % P 38.60 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 34.80 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Y(PO4) |
| Environment: |
Minor accessory mineral in both acidic and alkalic igneous rocks and their pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 |
| Locality: |
Hidra (Hitter�), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek xenos - "foreign" and time - "honor." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Xenotime-(Y)  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 79754 |
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PDF 11-254 |
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