Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Yttrium(III) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula YF3. It is not known naturally in ‘pure’ form. The fluoride minerals containing essential yttrium include tveitite-(Y) (YNa)6Ca6Ca6F42 and gagarinite-(Y) NaCaY(FCl)6. Sometimes mineral fluorite contains admixtures of yttrium.