Chernovite-(Y)

{{Short description|Mineral}}

{{Infobox mineral

| name = Chernovite-(Y)

| category = Xenotime group

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| 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.