Rare mineral
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Xenotime
- Etymology : From the Greek κευός = "vain" and τιμή = "honor," in allusion to the fact that the yttrium in it was mistaken for a new element.
- Discovery: 1832 by Beudant
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Y PO4 (Phosphate d’Ytrium)
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