| Chernovite-(Y) | |
| Category: | Xenotime group |
| Formula: | Y(AsO4) |
| Strunz: | 8.AD.35 |
| Color: | Colourless, pale yellow |
| System: | Tetragonal |
| Mohs: | 4.5-5 |
| Luster: | Vitreous |
| Streak: | White |
| Gravity: | 4.866 g/cm3 |
| Other: | Not radioactive or luminescent |
| References: | [1] |
Chernovite-(Y) is a mineral. It was first described in 1967 as Chernovite, named after the Russian geologist Aleksandr A. Chernov. The suffix -(Y) was added in 1987. It is a colourless to pale yellow mineral with a vitreous luster. It has a tetragonal crystalline structure, and has the chemical makeup of Y(AsO₄), which is yttrium, arsenic, and oxygen, at a 1:1:4 ratio. It has a specific gravity of 4.866g/cm3.[2]
Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.