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YPO4 [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
YPO4
formula, see observation
DEF

A brown, yellow, or reddish tetragonal mineral which consists of a natural phosphate of yttrium (with often other rare earths or other elements) occurring in granites and pegmatites.

OBS

Chemical formula: YPO4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
YPO4
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral fréquent des granites et pegmatites, constitué de phosphate naturel d'yttrium (et d'autres éléments du même groupe), de même structure que le zircon.

OBS

xénotime : étymologie : du grec Xénos, «étranger», et timê, «honneur». Allusion au fait qu'on se croyait en présence d'un nouvel élément, au lieu et place de l'yttrium.

OBS

Formule chimique : YPO4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
YPO4
formula, see observation
DEF

Fosfato de itrio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cuadrático [...]

OBS

[...] sus prismas de color pardusco, a veces verdoso, constituyen la mena principal del itrio.

OBS

Fórmula química: YPO4

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