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| Name: | Xenotime-(Y) Xtm-Y |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #311: Xenotime-(Y) Zagi Mtns., Pakistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | Y(PO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Xenotime-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1832 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Beudant F S (1832) Xenotime, yttria phosphatée, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition, (Paris) 552-553 Name changed from xenotime: 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: | Zircon |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | xenotime |
| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3074 Million Years Ago |
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