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Wakefieldite-(La)

Wakefieldite-(La) is the lanthanum endpoint of Wakefieldite with the ideal formula . As a vanadate in the tetragonal crystal system, the rare-earth mineral is a member of the xenotime group.

Wakefieldite-(La) was first described in 2008 for an occurrence in the Glücksstern mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany. Similar to other rare-earth minerals, the type material contained considerable parts of other rare earth elements, namely neodymium, praseodymium, samarium and yttrium.

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