Britholite-(Y)(abukumalite),arare-earthmineralfirstdiscoveredinJapanandSovietUnionin1963,wasrecentlydiscoveredinHenanProvince,China,bySongChunliu,QiaoBingkunandZhangJianhong.Itisasilicatemineralofa-patite-structure.Itschemicalformulais(Y,Ca,Dy)(SiO4)3(OH,F).Itcontainsabout44%YRO3andnearly5%Dy2O3.Themineraloccursingraniteinassociationwithgadolinite,fergusonite,samarskite,