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Name: Fergusonite-(Y)
Fgs-Y
IMA Chemistry: YNbO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Fergusonite-(Y) contains elements:
Yttrium (Y)
Niobium (Nb)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Denmark (Greenland)
Year First Published: 1825
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Haidinger W (1825) Fergusonite, a new mineral species, The Edinburgh Journal of Science 2, 375-376 Name changed from fergusonite: 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: Scheelite
Fleischer's Group Name: fergusonite
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 2605 Million Years Ago
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