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The occurrence of wakefieldite, a rare earth element vanadate, in the rhyolitic Joe Lott Tuff, Utah, USA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2019

Bogusław Bagiński Open the ORCID record for Bogusław Bagiński [Opens in a new window] ,
Ray Macdonald ,
Harvey E. Belkin ,
Jakub Kotowski ,
Petras Jokubauskas  and
Beata Marciniak-Maliszewska
Bogusław Bagiński*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089WarsawPoland
Ray Macdonald
Affiliation:
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089WarsawPoland Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LancasterLA1 4YQ, UK
Harvey E. Belkin
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey retired, 11142 Forest Edge Drive, Reston, VA20190-4026, USA
Jakub Kotowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089WarsawPoland
Petras Jokubauskas
Affiliation:
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089WarsawPoland
Beata Marciniak-Maliszewska
Affiliation:
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089WarsawPoland
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*Author for correspondence: Bogusław Bagiński, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The high-silica rhyolitic Joe Lott Tuff was erupted at 19.2 ± 0.4 Ma from the Mount Belknap caldera, SW Utah. Certain units in the tuff contain two species of wakefieldite, the Nd- and Y-dominant types. They occur in disseminated streaks and patches in association with rhodochrosite, calcite, Fe oxide, cerite-(Ce), and a Mn silicate (caryopilite?), thought to have been deposited from hydrothermal fluids. The wakefieldites contain the highest levels of As (≤15.34 wt.% As2O5) and P (≤5.7 wt.% P2O5) yet recorded in this mineral, indicating significant solid solution towards chernovite-(Y) and xenotime-(Y). Thorium levels are also unusually high (≤14.2 wt.% ThO2). The source of the hydrothermal fluid(s) is unknown but might be related to uranium mineralisation in the region, in that As, V and U are commonly associated in such deposits.

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Joe Lott Tuffwakefieldite-(Nd)wakefieldite-(Y)AsP and Th enrichment
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 2020 , pp. 109 - 116
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Copyright © Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2019

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Associate Editor: Anthony R Kampf

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