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Name: Wakefieldite-(Ce)
Wf-Ce
IMA Chemistry: CeVO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Wakefieldite-(Ce) contains elements:
Cerium (Ce)
Vanadium (V)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year First Published: 1969
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Originally named kusuite: Deliens M, Piret P (1977) La kusuïte (Ce3+,Pb2+,Pb4+)VO4, nouveau minéral, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 100, 39-41 Name changed to wakefieldite-(Ce): Deliens M, Piret P (1986) La kusuïte devient la wakefieldite-(Ce) plombifère, Bulletin de Minéralogie 109, 305-305
Structural Group Name: Zircon
Fleischer's Group Name: xenotime
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 975.3 Million Years Ago
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