Yttrium phosphate, YPO
4, is the
phosphate salt of
yttrium.
It occurs in nature as mineral
xenotime
Xenotime is a rare-earth phosphate mineral, the major component of which is yttrium orthophosphate ( Y P O4). It forms a solid solution series with chernovite-(Y) ( Y As O4) and therefore may contain trace impurities of arsenic, as well as sili ...
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References
Phosphates
Yttrium compounds
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