Xenotime-(Y), Rutile Locality: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 3.4 x 2 x 2 cm. This is a large and well-developed — Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0
Xenotime
Yttrium phosphate — a zircon-structured heavy mineral and source of yttrium and heavy rare earths.
Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Xenotime is a mineral group, with the chemical formula YPO₄.
It crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 4–5; typically brown or yellow or gray or red.
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