| Name: | Gagarinite-(Y) Gag-Y |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaCaYF6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Gagarinite-(Y) contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Yttrium (Y) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
| Year First Published: | 1961 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Stepanov A V, Severov E A (1961) Gagarinite, a new rare-earth mineral, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 141, 954-957 Name changed from gagarinite: 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: | Gagarinite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2072 Million Years Ago |
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