wakefieldite
English
Etymology
After Wakefield Lake in Quebec, Canada, + -ite (now known as Lake Saint Pierre).
Noun
wakefieldite (plural wakefieldites)
- (mineralogy) Any of four uncommon rare earth element vanadate minerals, each containing oxygen and vanadium, but otherwise containing different elements.
References
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Wakefieldite-(Ce)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Wakefieldite-(La)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Wakefieldite-(Nd)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Wakefieldite-(Y)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.