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Wakefieldite-(Ce) from
Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce), etc.

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce), etc.

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce), etc.

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
00274250017271927609352.jpg
Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Wakefieldite-(Ce)

Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Wakefieldite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(VO4)
Comments:La-bearing
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Thomsonite Subgroup3
Heulandite-Sr3
Analcime2
Brewsterite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wakefieldite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45746
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45746:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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