Chernovite-(Y)
{{Short description|Mineral}}
{{Infobox mineral
| name = Chernovite-(Y)
| category = Xenotime group
| boxwidth =
| image = Chernovite-(Y).jpg
| imagesize = 260px
| caption = Sample of Chernovite-(Y)
| formula = Y(AsO4)
| strunz = 8.AD.35
| color = Colourless, pale yellow
| system = Tetragonal
| mohs = 4.5-5
| luster = Vitreous
| streak = White
| gravity = 4.866 g/cm3
| other = Not radioactive or luminescent
| references = [https://www.mindat.org/min-992.html Mindat Database]
}}
Chernovite-(Y) is a mineral. It was first described in 1967 as Chernovite, named after the Russian geologist Aleksandr A. Chernov. The suffix -(Y) was added in 1987. It is a colourless to pale yellow mineral with a vitreous luster. It has a tetragonal crystalline structure, and has the chemical makeup of Y(AsO₄), which is yttrium, arsenic, and oxygen, at a 1:1:4 ratio. It has a specific gravity of 4.866g/cm3.[https://www.mindat.org/min-992.html Mindat Database]
Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.
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- {{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/min-992.html|title=Chernovite-(Y)|website=mindat.org|access-date=2022-04-20}}
Category:Minerals described in 1967
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