Compare Minerals

Put any two minerals side by side — formula, structure, hardness, density and more. Type to search each slot.

Mineral A

Mineral B

Fergusonite-(Y)

Name

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YNbO₄

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Oxides & Hydroxides

Chemical class

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Tetragonal

Crystal system

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5.5–6.5

Mohs hardness

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5.6–5.8

Specific gravity

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Brown, yellow-brown, greenish gray

Streak

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Dull; vitreous to submetallic on fractures

Luster

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{111}, poor

Cleavage

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I4_1/a

Space group

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Scheelite

Structural group

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Fgs-Y · Approved

IMA

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1825

Named in

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Gray, yellow, brown, brownish black when altered; light brown to dark brown in transmitted light

Typical colors

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Y · Nb · O

Elements

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