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Yttrium never occurs in nature as a free element. It is found in almost all rare earth minerals and in uranium ores. The yellow-brown ore xenotime can contain as much as 50% yttrium phophate (YPO4) and is mined in Malaysia.
Yttrium (Y, element 39; emits red light) Yttrium oxide glass is heat- and shockresistant, and used for camera lenses. Yttrium is used in superconductors, which can conduct electricity without any loss of energy; and yttrium aluminium garnet is used in lasers and makes sparkling diamond-like gems.