Xenotime-(Y) [ YPO4 ]

Images of Xenotime-(Y)

Material properties

Formula YPO4
Abbreviation Xtm-Y
Variants Er doped (+Sm, Nd), Ho doped (+Nd), Sm doped, Pr doped, Er doped, Nd doped, Tm doped, Eu doped, Dy doped
Classifications Yttrium orthophosphate, Minerals containing PO4, REE phosphate, Xenotime (group)
Luminescence emitters Dy, Er, Er/Nd?, Eu, Gd, Ho, Nd, PO4, Pr, REE, Sm, Tm, Unspecified
Spectra Luminescence (16), Reflectance (3)
IMA Status Approved/renamed (IMA 1987 s.p.)
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Crystal symmetry Tetragonal, Point group 4/mmm, Space group I41/amd (#141)
Tags Mineral , Phosphate , REE, Synthetic , Orthophosphate

Composition

Element Atoms
Y 1
O 4
P 1
Total: 6

Specimens of Xenotime-(Y)

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
MDC1180 Xenotime-(Y) Western Australian Museum Xenotime-(Y) 1 Reflectance
MDC2323 Xenotime-(Y) Western Australian Museum Xenotime-(Y) 1 Reflectance
S-18-001 Monazite CSIRO Calcium carbonate, Cassiterite, Crandallite, REE, Fluorapatite, Monazite-(Ce), Quartz, Scheelite, Thorite, Wolframite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon 3 CL
S3131 Xenotime-(Y) Western Australian Museum Xenotime-(Y) 1 Reflectance
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Mn, Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS