Chernovite-(Y)

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.^[1]

Chernovite-(Y)
Sample of Chernovite-(Y)
General
Category	Xenotime group
Formula	Y(AsO4)
Strunz classification	8.AD.35
Crystal system	Tetragonal
Identification
Color	Colourless, pale yellow
Mohs scale hardness	4.5-5
Luster	Vitreous
Streak	White
Specific gravity	4.866 g/cm3
Other characteristics	Not radioactive or luminescent
References	[1]

Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.

See also

• Chernovite-(Ce)