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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