Xenotime crystals in host rock. Xenotime (YPO4) is a rare earth phosphate mineral. A rare earth mineral is one that contains one or more rare earth el

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Xenotime crystals in host rock. Xenotime (YPO4) is a rare earth phosphate mineral. A rare earth mineral is one that contains one or more rare earth elements as major metal constituents. The rare earth element found in xenotime is yttrium (Y). This specimen was found in Tvedestrand, Norway.

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