Yttrium orthophosphate
YPO4
REE phosphate
Scandium yttrium orthophosphate, Eu3+ doped , Xenotime-(Y)
7
0
PL/UV
Phosphate , REE, Orthophosphate , Compound
Yttrium orthovanadate
YVO4
—
Wakefieldite-(Y)
0
1
SXES
REE, Compound
Yttrium oxide
Y2 O3
REE oxide
Yttriaite-(Y)
1
0
PL
REE, Simple oxide , Compound
Yttrium silicate
Y2 Si2 O7 , SiO2 @Y2 SiO5
—
—
12
0
PL/Laser
REE, Silicate , Compound
Yttrium ultraphosphate
YP5 O14
REE ultraphosphate
—
23
2
CL/SEM, SXES
REE, Phosphate , Synthetic , Compound , Ultraphosphate
Yuksporite
K4 (Ca,Na)14 (Sr,Ba)2 (☐,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4 (O,OH)4 (Si6 O17 )2 (Si2 O7 )3 (H2 O,OH)3
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH
—
Open
Yuksporite from the type locality, Mount Yukspor, Khibiny, Kola, Russian Federation. Specimen size 4 cm
©
Photo by Strickja (via Wikimedia Commons), Public domain
1
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated
Zektzerite
NaLiZrSi6 O15
—
—
Open
Sharp pink crystals of zektzerite on an albite matrix, from Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., WA, USA
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
1
0
PL
Mineral, Silicate
Zeolite (group)
—
—
Stilbite (subgroup) , Phillipsite (subgoup) , Analcime , Gmelinite (subgroup) , Hsianghualite , Pollucite , Heulandite , Edingtonite , Loomisite , Thomsonite (subgroup) , Tschernichite
Open
Crystals of chabazite (zeolite), from Corporation Quarries, Collingwood, Victoria, AU. Specimen M 20385, Museums Victoria.
©
Photo by Frank Coffa (via Museums Victoria), CC-BY-4.0
5
0
PL, PL/XL
Group
Zinc
Zn
—
—
Open
©
Photo by Benjah-bmm27 (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
13
1
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Zinc oxide
ZnO
—
Zincite
Open
Zincite specimen from Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA
©
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
7
0
CL, CL/SEM
Simple oxide , Compound
Zinc selenide
ZnSe
—
Stilleite
Open
CVD ZnSe optics ingots by Crystaltechno
©
Photo by Crystaltechno (via Wikimedia Commons). CC-BY-SA 3.0
1
0
IR
Compound , Selenide
Zinc sulphide
ZnS
—
Sphalerite , Wurtzite
Open
Sphalerite specimen from Rodna, Transilvania, Romania
©
Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
40
1
CL
Sulphide , Compound
Zinc telluride
ZnTe
—
—
1
0
IR
Compound, Telluride
Zincite
ZnO
Zinc oxide
—
Open
Zincite specimen from Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA
©
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
1
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Simple oxide
Zinnwaldite
KFeII 2 Al(Al2 Si2 O10 )(OH)2 — KLi2 Al(Si4 O10 )(F,OH)2
Mica
Zinnwaldite-1M
Open
Zinnwaldite, from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia, USA
©
Photo by the Smithsonian Institution, CC0
5
1
Reflectance
Hydroxide , Aluminosilicate , Series