Wakefieldite-(Y)

Wakefieldite-(Y), etc.

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Wakefieldite-(Y)

Evans-Lou Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Wakefieldite-(Y), etc.

White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Wakefieldite-(Y), etc.

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Wakefieldite-(Y)

Evans-Lou Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Wakefieldite-(Y), etc.

White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Wakefieldite-(Y), etc.

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Wakefieldite-(Y)

Evans-Lou Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

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Former Wakefield Lake

Formula:

Y(VO₄)

Colour:

Pale tan, yellow, canary yellow, yellow-brown,

Hardness:

5

Specific Gravity:

4.25 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Xenotime Group

Name:

Originally named simply wakefieldite for Wakefield Lake that lies 2 km SSW of the type locality, the Evans-Lou pegmatite. The lake has since been renamed Lac Saint-Pierre. The suffix was added in 1987 to denote the dominate rare earth element.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Evans-Lou Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Xenotime Group.
The Y analogue of wakefieldite-(Ce), wakefieldite-(La) and wakefieldite-(Nd).

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Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 2.000 n_ε = 2.140

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.140

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Surface Relief:

Very High

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009472	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Lohmuller G, Schmidt G, Deppisch B, Gramlich V, Scheringer C (1973) Die kristallstrukturen von yttrium-vanadat, lutetium-phosphat und lutetium-arsenat Acta Crystallographica B29 141-142		1973	synthetic	0	293
0013802	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Chakoumakos B C, Abraham M M, Boatner L A (1994) Crystal structure refinements of zircon-type MVO4 (M = Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) Journal of Solid State Chemistry 109 197-202		1994	synthetic	0	293
0018527	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Cadoni M, Ciriotti M E, Ferraris G (2011) Wakefieldite-(Y) from Montaldo di Mondovi (Italy): new data and crystal structure Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 22 307-314		2011	Montaldo di Mondovi, Italy	0	293
0018037	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Broch E (1933) Die Kristallstruktur von Yttriumvanadat _cod_database_code 1011156 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie B20 345-350		1933		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Wakefieldite-(Y)' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Lohmuller G' 'Schmidt G' 'Deppisch B' 'Gramlich V' 'Scheringer C' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B' _journal_volume 29 _journal_year 1973 _journal_page_first 141 _journal_page_last 142 _publ_section_title ; Die kristallstrukturen von yttrium-vanadat, lutetium-phosphat und lutetium-arsenat ; _database_code_amcsd 0009472 _chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic' _chemical_formula_sum 'Y V O4' _cell_length_a 7.120 _cell_length_b 7.120 _cell_length_c 6.289 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 318.817 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 4.247 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I 41/a m d' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2+z' '1/4-y,3/4-x,1/4+z' '3/4-y,1/4-x,3/4+z' '1/4+y,3/4+x,1/4-z' '3/4+y,1/4+x,3/4-z' '1/4+y,3/4-x,1/4-z' '3/4+y,1/4-x,3/4-z' '1/4-y,3/4+x,1/4+z' '3/4-y,1/4+x,3/4+z' '1/2+x,-y,1/2+z' '+x,1/2-y,+z' '1/2-x,y,1/2-z' '-x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2+x,y,1/2-z' '+x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z' '-x,1/2-y,+z' '1/4+y,1/4+x,3/4+z' '3/4+y,3/4+x,1/4+z' '1/4-y,1/4-x,3/4-z' '3/4-y,3/4-x,1/4-z' '1/4-y,1/4+x,3/4-z' '3/4-y,3/4+x,1/4-z' '1/4+y,1/4-x,3/4+z' '3/4+y,3/4-x,1/4+z' '-x,y,z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z' 'x,-y,-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Y 0.00000 0.75000 0.12500 V 0.00000 0.25000 0.37500 O 0.00000 0.43520 0.20010 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Y 0.00290 0.00290 0.00178 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 V 0.00288 0.00288 0.00202 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 O 0.01418 0.00724 0.00797 0.00000 0.00000 0.00125

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Reference List:

Year ⬇Author Title Publisher

Hogarth, D.D. and Miles, N.M. (1969) Wakefieldite, natural YVO4. Canadian Mineralogist: 10: 136-137.

Fleischer, M. (1970) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 55: 1444-1449.

Miles, N.M., Hogarth, D.D., Russel, D.S. (1971) Wakefieldite, yttrium vanadate, a new mineral from Quebec. American Mineralogist: 56: 395-410.

Baglio, J.A., Sovers, O.J. (1971) Crystal structures of the rare-earth orthovanadates. Journal of Solid State Chemistry: 3: 458-465.

Miles, N.M., Hogarth, D.D., Russel, D.S. (1971) Wakefieldite, yttrium vanadate, a new mineral from Quebec. American Mineralogist: 56: 395-410.

Hogarth, D.D. (1972) The Evans-Lou pegmatite, Quebec: a unique yttrium B niobium B bismuth B vanadium mineral assemblage. Mineralogical Record: 3: 69-77.

Nickel, Ernest H., Mandarino, Joseph A. (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature. American Mineralogist, 72 (9-10). 1031-1042

Chakoumakos, B.C., Abraham, M.M., Boatner, L.A. (1994) Crystal structure refinements of zircon-type MVO4 (M = Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu). Journal of Solid State Chemistry: 109: 197-202.

Cadoni, M., Ciriotti, M.E., Ferraris, G. (2011) Wakefieldite-(Y) from Montaldo di Mondovì (Italy): new data and crystal structure. Rendiconti Scienze Fisiche e Naturali Accademia Lincei: 22: 307–314.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Austria
Tyrol Innsbruck-Land District Obernberg am Brenner ⓘ Obernberger Tribulaun	Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T. & Auer, C. (2018): 2076) Aegirin, Aegirin-Augit, Albit, Baddeleyit, Baryt, Brandtit(?), Braunit, Calcit, Canosioit, Clinosuenoit (ehemals „Manganocummingtonit“), Coelestin, Diaspor, Dolomit, Fluorapatit (As-haltig), Fluorcalcioroméit, Gamagarit, Hämatit, Hausmannit, Hjalmarit, Hollandit, Hydroxycalcioroméit, Klinochlor, Kutnohorit, Mischkristalle Manganiandrosit-(La) - Manganiakasakait-(La), Nambulit, Phlogopit, Piemontit, Pyrobelonit, Sb-haltiger Pyrophanit, Quarz, Ranciéit(?), Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Richterit, Rutil, Spessartin, Talk, Thorit, Tremolit, Tilasit, Titanit, Tokyoit, Wakefieldit-(Ce), Wakefieldit-(Y), Zirkon, das Sb-Analogon von Hydroxymanganopyrochlor und unbenanntes LaAsO4 vom Obernberger Tribulaun, Nordtirol - ein erster Bericht über mineralogisch komplexe, linsenförmige metamorphe Manganvererzungen. Pp. 206-213 in Walter, F. et al. (2018): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVII. Carinthia II, 208./128., 185-254.
Trins ⓘ Kirchdachspitze	Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2021): 2204) Alleghanyit(?), Cerianit-(Ce), Fluorcalcioroméit, Galaxit, Kellyit, Pennantit, Powellit, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Scheelit, Spessartin, Tephroit, Wakefieldit-(Y) und weitere Mineralien aus metamorphen Manganmineralisationen von der Kirchdachspitze im Brennermesozoikum, Nordtirol: ein erster Bericht. Pp. 207-209 in Walter, F. et al. (2021): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXX. Carinthia II, 211./131., 187-276.
Brazil
Bahia Brumado Serra das Éguas ⓘ Pedra Preta pit	Barbosa, C.P., Falster, A.U. Simmons, W.B., Webber, K.L., Nizamoff, J., and Gaines, R.V. (2000) Minerals of the Brumado Magnesite Deposits, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil Rocks and Minerals75 (3):32-39
Canada (TL)
Québec Outaouais Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM Val-des-Monts Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield Lake Saint-Pierre ⓘ Evans-Lou Mine (TL)	Miles, N. M., Hogarth, D.D. & Russell, D.S. (1971): Wakefieldite, yttrium vanadate, a new mineral from Quebec. American Mineralogist. 56, 395-410
Egypt
South Sinai Governorate ⓘ El Sheikh Soliman	Sallam, O. R., Alshami, A. S., Azab, M. S., & El Akeed, I. A. (2014) The Occurrence of Silver-Gold Mineralization Associated With Uranium Bearing Minerals and Base Metal Sulphide, El Sheikh Soliman Area, South Sinai, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science 52(1):47-54
Italy
Piedmont Cuneo Province Montaldo di Mondovì Borgata Oberti ⓘ Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine)	Cadoni, M., Ciriotti, M.E., Ferraris, G. (2011) Wakefieldite-(Y) from Montaldo di Mondovì (Italy): new data and crystal structure. Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 22, 307–314.
USA
Arizona Maricopa County ⓘ White Tank Mountains	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 417.
Michigan Baraga County Huron River ⓘ Huron River Uranium prospect (Unnamed V prospect; MRDS - 10171055)	Carlson, S. M., Robinson, G. W., Elder, M. J., Jaszczak, J. A., Bornhorst, T. J. (2007) Greenockite and Associated Uranium-Vanadium Minerals From the Huron River Uranium Prospect, Baraga County, Michigan. Rocks & Minerals: 82(4): 298-308.
New Mexico Sierra County Paramount Canyon ⓘ Beryllium Virgin claim ?	Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
ⓘ Taylor Creek Tin Mining District (Black Range Tin District)	Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.