Yttrium (Y)

• Yttrium is contained in the following mineral:Euxenite

• Gadolinite

• Synchysite

• Xenotime

• Fergusonite

• Allanite

• Samarskite

• Churchite

• Brannerite

• Heulandite

• Y-fluorite

• Gagarinite

• Thortveitite

Yttrium is contained in the following minerals too:

• Zircon

• Titanite

• Apatite

• Eudialyte

• Uraninite

Area of application: Yttrium is a non-lanthanide rare earth element used in many vital applications, such as superconductors, powerful pulsed lasers, cancer treatment drugs, rheumatoid arthritis medicines, and surgical supplies. A silvery metal, it is also used in many popular consumer products, such as color televisions and camera lenses.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. http://teachnuclear.ca/all-things-nuclear/atomic-theory/periodic-table-of-elements/periodic-table/yttrium

3. http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2016/finalwebsite/solutions/deposits.html

© Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya, 2016

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