Orthominasragrite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Orthominasragrite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

VO(SO4)•5(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 253.08 gm

Vanadium 20.13 % V 35.93 % V2O5

Hydrogen 3.98 % H 35.59 % H2O

Sulfur 12.67 % S 31.64 % SO3

Oxygen 63.22 % O

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100.00 % 103.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

V5+O(SO4)(H2O)5

Help on Environment: Environment:

Secondary mineral in sediment-hosted uranium-vanadium ore deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Triassic Shinarump conglomerate at the North Mesa Mina group, Emery County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the polymorphic relationship to minasragrite.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA2000-018

IMA2001-040

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Orthominasragrite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7763:1:0.6653

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.246, b = 9.333, c = 6.21, Z = 2; V = 419.96 Den(Calc)= 2.00

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P mn21

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 4.699(1)(101,020), 3.322(0.5)(121), 2.865(0.4)(220),2.602(0.3)(221,131,022), 2.03(0.2), 2.363(0.2), 3.734(0.2),

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| | Hawthorne F C , Schindler M , Grice J D , Haynes P , The Canadian Mineralogist , 39 (2001) p.1325-1331, Orthominasragrite, VO(SO4)(H2O)5, a new mineral species from Temple, Mountain, Emery county, Utah, U.S.A., Locality: Temple Mountain, Emery county, Utah, USA | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

Physical Properties of Orthominasragrite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Bright blue, Pale blue.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Help on Habit: Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

1 - Talc

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

pale blue

Optical Properties of Orthominasragrite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.11 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2662,KC= 0.2992
Ncalc = 1.6

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.529, b=1.534, g=1.534, bire=0.0050

Calculated Properties of Orthominasragrite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.04 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Orthominasragrite =2.00 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0017629058
Boson Index = 0.9982370942

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEOrthominasragrite = 4.51 barns/electron
U=PEOrthominasragrite x rElectron Density= 9.19 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Orthominasragrite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

29.06.13.02 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.06)where A XO4 � x(H2O)

(29.06.13)Minasragrite Group (Orthorhombic)

29.06.13.01 Stanleyite (VO)SO4•6(H2O) Unk Ortho

29.06.13.02 Orthominasragrite! VO(SO4)•5(H2O) P mn21 mm2

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

07.DB.20 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O

07.DB -With only medium-sized cations; insular octahedra and finite groups

07.DB.20 Minasragrite VO(SO4)•5(H2O) P 21/a 2/m

07.DB.20 Orthominasragrite! VO(SO4)•5(H2O) P mn21 mm2

07.DB.20 Anorthominasragrite! VO(SO4)(H2O)5 P1 1

Other Orthominasragrite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AmMin, vol 87, p 997) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, vol 87, p 997) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, vol 87, p 997)

Help on See Also: See Also:

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

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Orthominasragrite

VO(SO4)•5(H2O)
Dana No: 29.06.13.02 Strunz No: 07.DB.20
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