| Name: | Clinofergusonite-(Y) Fgs-Y-β |
| IMA Chemistry: | YNbO4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Clinofergusonite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Niobium (Nb) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Tajikistan |
| Year First Published: | 1961 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Gorshevskaya S A, Sidorenko G A, Smorchkov I E (1961) A new modification of fergusonite: β-fergusonite, Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii 9, 28-29 Name changed from fergusonite-β to fergusonite-(Y)-β: 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 Name changed from fergusonite-(Y)-β: Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 225-232 |
| Structural Group Name: | |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | fergusonite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 485 Million Years Ago |
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