For its relationship to the other wakefieldites. The suffix/modifier follows the Levinson rule for minerals with essential REE, denoting predominant neodymium.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Arase mine, Kami city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Xenotime Group.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

38894

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:38894:0

GUID
(UUID V4):

f6f417ed-d727-4672-8e07-050168712a0c

IMA Classification of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

NdVO₄

Approval year:

2008

First published:

2011

Classification of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.AD.35

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
D : With only large cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Wf-Nd	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless or slightly reddish pink in thin section

Optical Data of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Anisotropism:

Weak

Colour in reflected light:

Dark gray

Pleochroism:

Weak

Chemistry of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Mindat Formula:

Nd(VO₄)

Elements listed:

Nd, O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

I4₁/amd

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.338 Å, c = 6.509 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.887

Unit Cell V:

350.49 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0013801	Wakefieldite-(Nd)	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

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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'Abraham M M'
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_journal_volume 109 
_journal_year 1994
_journal_page_first 197
_journal_page_last 202
_publ_section_title
;
 Crystal structure refinements of zircon-type
 MVO4 (M = Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
;
_database_code_amcsd 0013801
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ce V O4'
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 345.853
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.898
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I 41/a m d'
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  '3/4-y,3/4+x,1/4-z'
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  '-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'
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_atom_site_label
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_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Ce   0.00000   0.75000   0.12500   0.00250
V   0.00000   0.25000   0.37500   0.00500
O   0.00000   0.42950   0.20500   0.00910
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_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
Ce 0.00370 0.00370 -0.00010 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
O 0.01560 0.00590 0.00560 0.00000 0.00000 0.00060

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.84 Å	(27)
3.67 Å	(100)
2.92 Å	(7)
2.74 Å	(51)
2.60 Å	(11)
2.29 Å	(9)
2.09 Å	(14)
1.886 Å	(25)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Arase mine, Kami city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

General Appearance of Type Material:

Grains in caryopilite, not exceeding 20 µm in size.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geological Museum, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan (GSJ D39505 and M41500)

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Stratiform ferromanganese deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

IMA2008-031

Wakefieldite (in part)

Other Language Names for Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Japanese:ネオジムウェークフィールド石

Relationship of Wakefieldite-(Nd) to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Xenotime Group

Other Members of this group:

Chernovite-(Y)	Y(AsO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Pretulite	Sc(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Wakefieldite-(Ce)	Ce(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Wakefieldite-(La)	La(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Wakefieldite-(Y)	Y(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Xenotime-(Gd)	Gd(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Xenotime-(Yb)	Yb(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AD.	Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AD.	Deynekoite	Ca₉◻Fe³⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AD.	Mazorite	Ba₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
8.AD.	Monazite-(Gd)	Gd(PO₄)	Mon.
8.AD.05	Nahpoite	Na₂(PO₃OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AD.10	Monetite	Ca(PO₃OH)	Tric. 1
8.AD.10	Weilite	Ca(HAsO₄)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AD.10	Švenekite	Ca(H₂AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AD.15	Archerite	(K,NH₄)(H₂PO₄)	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AD.15	Biphosphammite	NH₄(H₂PO₄)	Tet. 4 2 2 : I4₁ 2 2
8.AD.20	Phosphammite	(NH₄)₂(PO₃OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AD.25	Buchwaldite	NaCa(PO₄)	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
8.AD.30	Schultenite	Pb(HAsO₄)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AD.35	Chernovite-(Y)	Y(AsO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Dreyerite	Bi(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(Ce)	Ce(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Y(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Chernovite-(Ce)	(Ce,Y)(AsO₄)	Tet.
8.AD.35	Pretulite	Sc(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Yb)	Yb(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(La)	La(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Gd)	Gd(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.40	Pucherite	Bi(VO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.AD.45	Ximengite	Bi(PO₄)	Trig. 3 2 : P3₁ 2 1
8.AD.50	Gasparite-(Ce)	Ce(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(La)	La(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Nd)	Nd(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Rooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Sm)	Sm(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	UM2005-35-VO:CaFePSiTh	(Th,Ca)(VO₄,SiO₄,PO₄)
8.AD.50	Gasparite-(La)	La(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.55	Tetrarooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
8.AD.60	Chursinite	[Hg₂]²⁺Hg²⁺₂[AsO₄]₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AD.65	Clinobisvanite	Bi(VO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.70	Gurimite	Ba₃(VO₄)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AD.75	Picaite	NaCa[AsO₃OH][AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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References for Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

Reference List:

Moriyama, T., Miyawaki, R., Yokoyama, K., Matsubara, S., Hirano, H., Murakami, H., and Watanabe, Y. (2011): Wakefieldite-(Nd), a new neodymium vanadate mineral in the Arase stratiform ferromanganese deposit, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Resource Geology, 61, 101-110.

(2023) Wakefieldite-(Nd) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for Wakefieldite-(Nd)Hide

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Germany
Thuringia Nordhausen District Harztor Ilfeld ⓘ Manganese deposit	J. Gröbner (2011)

Japan (TL)
Kochi Prefecture Kami city ⓘ Arase mine (TL)	Moriyama et al. (2011)

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