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Ytterbium(III) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Yb2O3. It is one of the more commonly encountered compounds of ytterbium. It has the rare-earth C-type sesquioxide structure which is related to the fluorite structure with one quarter of the anions removed leading to ytterbium atoms in two different six coordinate (non-octahedral) environments.