It was first described in 1967 as Chernovite, named after the Russian geologist Aleksandr A. Chernov.

It is a colourless to pale yellow mineral with a vitreous luster.

It has a tetragonal crystalline structure, and has the chemical makeup of Y(AsO₄), which is yttrium, arsenic, and oxygen, at a 1:1:4 ratio.

[1] Chernovite-(Y) is part of the Xenotime group.

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