Chernovite-(Y) R070368
Name: Chernovite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R070368
Ideal Chemistry: Y(AsO4)
Locality: Squaw Creek mine, Taylor Creek Tin District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100535 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow pseudo-octahedral crystals associated with quartz and cassiterite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Zircon (35) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070368.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.068(2)Å    b: 7.068(2)Å    c: 6.313(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 315.3(1)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Chernovite-(Y)

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Strada M, Schwendimann G (1934) La struttura cristallina di alcuni fosfati ed arseniati di metalli trivalenti. II. Arseniato e fosfato di ittrio, Gazzetta Chimica Italiana, 64, 662-674   [view file]

Goldin B A, Yushkin N P, Fishman M V (1967) A new yttrium mineral, chernovite, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 96, 699-704   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1775-1780   [view file]

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042   [view file]

Pagliaro F, Lotti P, Guastoni A, Rotiroti N, Battiston T, Gatta G D (2022) Crystal chemistry and miscibility of chernovite-(Y), xenotime-(Y), gasparite-(Ce) and monazite-(Ce) from Mt. Cervandone, Western Alps, Italy, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 150-167