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Takanawaite-(Y)
A valid IMA mineral species
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![YTaO4](#"/photo-853549.html"><img src="/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2fimagecache%2f60%2fc3%2f04540110017271951591339.jpg&f=jpg&w=240" alt="04540110017271951591339.jpg" /></a><div><b>Mt. Takanawa</b><br /><br /><a href="/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2floc-185310.html">Mt Takanawa, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan</a></div></div></div><div><div><span>Formula:</span><div class=){kind=link}
Colour:
dark brown
Hardness:
5½
Specific Gravity:
6.97 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
After the type locality, Mt Takanawa, on Shikoku island, Japan.
Polymorph of:
M-type polymorph.