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Name: Churchite-(Y)
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IMA Chemistry: Y(PO4)ยท2H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Churchite-(Y) contains elements:
Yttrium (Y)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1865
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Mineral described but not named: Church A H (1865) Preliminary note on a new British mineral containing cerium, The Chemical News 12, 121-121 Mineral named: Williams C G (1865) On the presence of didymium in churchite, The Chemical News 12, 183-183 Name changed from churchite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042
Structural Group Name: Gypsum
Fleischer's Group Name: pharmacolite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2104 Million Years Ago
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