General Information:
Chemical Formula:
YbPO4
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 268.01 gm)
Ytterbium 64.56 % Yb
Phosphorus 11.56 % P
Oxygen 23.88 % O
Empirical Formula:
Yb(PO4)
Environment:
Found in the saccharoidal albite unit of a granitic pegmatite. Forms a series with xenotime-(Y).
IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Shatford Lake pegmatite group, near the margin of the Lac du Bonnet batholith, southeastern Manitoba.
Name Origin:
Named after its composition and relationship with xenotime-(Y).
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
colorless, yellowish white, or brownish white.
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Habits:
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals., ,
Hardness:
-
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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