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Rare-earth mineral series
Wakefieldite-(Ce)
General
CategoryRare-earth mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		(CeVO4)
IMA symbolWf-Ce
Strunz classification8.AD.35
Dana classification38.4.11.4
Crystal systemTetragonal
Crystal classDitetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupI41/amd
Identification
ColorDark red to coal-black, pale yellow to bluish gray
Specific gravity4.74 (meas. Wakefieldite-(Ce))

Wakefieldite-(Ce) (CeVO4) is the cerium analogue of the uncommon rare-earth element vanadate mineral Wakefieldite. It is a member of the xenotime group.

Wakefieldite-(Ce) was first described in 1977. It was initially given the name kusuïte for its type locality in the Kusu deposit, 85 km (53 mi) SW of Kinshasa, Zaire. In 1987 it was renamed as the Ce analog of wakefieldite-Y.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. Deliens, Michel; Piret, Paul (1997). "La kusuïte, (Ce3+, Pb2+, Pb4+) VO4, nouveau minéral". Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie (in French). 100: 39–41. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1977.7116.
  3. Handbook of Mineralogy, Wakefieldite-(Ce).
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