Name: | Churchite-(Y) Cuh-Y |
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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