Wakefieldite-(La)

Overview

LaVO4
Fluorescence: none	Mildly Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	4.7 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Wakefieldite-(La) - 4  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	pink, brown
Streak	white

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	tetragonal - ditetragonal pyramidal
Cleavage	poor
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	uneven
Luster	adamantine

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 38.04.11.07

Class: 38

Group: 38.04

Subgroup: 38.04.11 - xenotime

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
38.04.11.01	xenotime-(Y)	YPO4
38.04.11.02	chernovite-(Y)	Y(AsO4)
38.04.11.05	pretulite	Sc(PO4)
38.04.11.07	wakefieldite-(La)	LaVO4

Nickel-Strunz Number : 08.AD.35

Group : 08

Subgroup : AD

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
08.AD.35	chernovite-(Y)	Y(AsO4)
08.AD.35	pretulite	Sc(PO4)
08.AD.35	wakefieldite-(La)	LaVO4
08.AD.35	xenotime-(Y)	YPO4

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