wakefieldite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Wakefield Lake in Quebec, Canada, + -ite (now known as Lake Saint Pierre).
Noun
[edit]wakefieldite (plural wakefieldites)
- (mineralogy) Any of four uncommon rare earth element vanadate minerals, each containing oxygen and vanadium, but otherwise containing different elements.
References
[edit]- 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.