| Name: | Formanite-(Y) Frm-Y |
| IMA Chemistry: | YTaO4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Formanite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Tantalum (Ta) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Australia |
| Year First Published: | 1944 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Palache C, Berman H, Frondel C (1944) Formanite, in Dana’s System of Mineralogy, 7th Edition, Volume 1, 757-763 Name changed from formanite: 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: | |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | fergusonite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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