Grantsite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Grantsite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Na4CaxV++++2xV+++++12-2xO32•8(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,379.40 gm

Sodium 6.67 % Na 8.99 % Na2O

Calcium 1.45 % Ca 2.03 % CaO

Vanadium 44.32 % V 6.01 % VO2 / 72.52 % V2O5

Hydrogen 1.17 % H 10.45 % H2O

Oxygen 46.40 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Na4Ca0.5V4+V5+11O32•8(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Sandstone-hosted uranium-vanadium deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1961

Help on Locality: Locality:

F-33 mine (T12N-R9W Sec 33) 10 km NE of Grants, Valencia County, New Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named after the town of Grants, New Mexico.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Grantsite + Pronunciation Say GRANTSITE

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Grantsite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =4.8736:1:3.4472

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.545, b = 3.6, c = 12.41, Z = 1; beta = 95.25° V = 780.55 Den(Calc)= 2.93

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 8.74(1), 3.61(0.3), 12.4(0.18),

Physical Properties of Grantsite

Help on Color: Color:

Green black, Dark green, Olive green.

Help on Density: Density:

2.94

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Elastic - Fragments which spring back after bending.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).

Help on Habit: Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Help on Luster: Luster:

Silky

Help on Streak: Streak:

brownish green

Optical Properties of Grantsite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.147 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.144 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2799,KPDmeas= 0.2789,KC= 0.3271
Ncalc = 1.96

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.82

Calculated Properties of Grantsite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.83 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Grantsite =2.93 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0013519693
Boson Index = 0.9986480307

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEGrantsite = 8.76 barns/electron
U=PEGrantsite x rElectron Density= 24.78 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Grantsite is Not Radioactive

Grantsite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

47.03.01.05 (47)Vanadium Oxysalts

(47.03)(Hydrated)

(47.03.01)Hewettite Group

47.03.01.01 Hewettite CaV6O16•9(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

47.03.01.02 Metahewettite CaV6O16•3(H2O) A2/m 2/m

47.03.01.03 Barnesite Na2V6O16•3(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

47.03.01.04 Hendersonite Ca1.3V6O16•6(H2O) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

47.03.01.05 Grantsite Na4CaxV2xV12-2xO32•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.HG.55 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates

04.HG -Unclassified V oxides

04.HG.55 Grantsite Na4CaxV2xV12-2xO32•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Grantsite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Grantsite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Grantsite

Na4CaxV++++2xV+++++12-2xO32•8(H2O)
Dana No: 47.03.01.05 Strunz No: 04.HG.55
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