Name: | Tritomite-(Y) Tto-Y |
IMA Chemistry: | Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tritomite-(Y) contains elements: Yttrium (Y) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Hydrogen (H) Fluorine (F) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1961 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Frondel C (1961) Two yttrium minerals: spencite and rowlandite, The Canadian Mineralogist 6, 576-581 Name changed from spencite: Jaffe H W, Molinski V J (1962) Spencite, the yttrium analogue of tritomite from Sussex County, New Jersey, American Mineralogist 47, 9-25 |
Structural Group Name: | Apatite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | tritomite |
Crystal Systems: | |
Oldest Known Age: | 1020 Million Years Ago |
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