wakefieldite

English

Etymology

After Wakefield Lake in Quebec, Canada, + -ite (now known as Lake Saint Pierre).

Noun

wakefieldite (plural wakefieldites)

1. (mineralogy) Any of four uncommon rare earth element vanadate minerals, each containing oxygen and vanadium, but otherwise containing different elements.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wakefieldite-(Ce)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wakefieldite-(La)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wakefieldite-(Nd)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wakefieldite-(Y)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.