It is one of only a few silicate minerals where titanium frequently substitutes for the silicon in the SiO 4 tetrahedrons. In many silicates, aluminum freely substitutes for silicon, but in yuksporite it is the significantly larger titanium ion that does the substitution. Yuksporite is named for the Yukspor Mountains of the Kola Peninsula from where it was first discovered in the early part of the twentieth century. It is one of many exotic mineral species that are emerging from the vast mineral resources of the former Soviet Union. It can have a nice yellow-rose coloration and is certainly a unique mineral.
Color is typically yellow-rose or reddish beige to pink.
Specimens are opaque. Crystal System is orthorhombic. Crystal Habits include micaceous masses. Hardness is 5. Streak is white.