| Name: | Tombarthite-(Y) |
| IMA Chemistry: | Y4(Si,H4)4O12(OH)4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tombarthite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Silicon (Si) Hydrogen (H) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1967 |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Neumann H, Nilssen B (1968) Tombarthite, a new mineral from Høgetveit, Evje, South Norway, Lithos 1, 113-123 Name changed from tombarthite: 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 Discredited because re-examination of original material shows that all samples are heterogeneous, and hence not constituted by a single mineral: Friis H (2018) Discreditation of tombarthite-(Y). Mineralogical Magazine 82, 1131-1139 |
| Structural Group Name: | Monazite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | monazite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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