| Name: | Euxenite-(Y) Eux-Y |
| IMA Chemistry: | Y(NbTi)O6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Euxenite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Niobium (Nb) Titanium (Ti) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1840 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Scheerer T (1840) Ueber den Euxenit, eine neue Mineralspecies. Annalen der Physik und Chemie 50, 149-153 Name changed from euxenite: 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 Chemical formula changed from (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)_2_O_6_ to Y(NbTi)O_6_: Chukanov N, Pasero M, Aksenov S M, Britvin S N, Zubkova N V, Yike L, Witzke T (2023) Columbite supergroup of minerals: nomenclature and classification. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 18-33 |
| Structural Group Name: | Columbite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | columbite-euxenite-euxenite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic|amorphous |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3074 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 4.85 |
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