Nolanite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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About NolaniteHide

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Formula:

V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2

Name:

For geologist, Thomas B. Nolan (21 May 1901, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA - 2 August 1992, Washington, D.C., USA), former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, "in recognition of his outstanding geological work and his constant appreciation of the value of mineralogical data in geological problems."

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Ace deposit, Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Nicholson No. 2, Consolidated Nicholson Mines, Goldfields District, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

This page provides mineralogical data about Nolanite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2922:9

IMA Classification of NolaniteHide

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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Type description reference:

Robinson, S. C., Evans, H. T., Schaller, W. T., Fahey, J. J. (1957) Nolanite, a new iron-vanadium mineral from Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 619-628

Classification of NolaniteHide

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4.CB.40

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations

4.6.7.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
6 : Miscellaneous

7.12.20

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta

Mineral SymbolsHide

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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol Source Reference
Nol IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of NolaniteHide

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Pronunciation:

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Sorry, your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Jolyon Ralph United Kingdom

Physical Properties of NolaniteHide

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Comment:

In thin splinters it is slightly translucent.

Hardness:

VHN20=710 - 760 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

4.65 g/cm3 (Measured) 4.60 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of NolaniteHide

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Anisotropism:

Moderate; light to dark gray

Reflectivity:

Wavelength R1 R2
470nm 11.% 012.7%
546nm 11.8% 13.5%
589nm 12.3% 14.0%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 14.0%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red

Comments:

Dark brown to deep blue.

Comments:

Plates with the c crystallographic axis normal to the surface are virtually isotropic, but sections containing the a and c axes are markedly anisotropic with parallel extinction.

Chemistry of NolaniteHide

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Mindat Formula:

V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2

Crystallography of NolaniteHide

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Class (H-M):

6_m_ m - Dihexagonal Pyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.870(27) Å, c = 9.275(20) Å

Unit Cell V:

276.77 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Minute hexagonal plates and radiating crusts. Forms include c{0001}, m{1010}, and p{1011}.

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0000910 Nolanite Gatehouse B M, Grey I E, Nickel E H (1983) The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia sample: crystal # 1 American Mineralogist 68 833-839 1983 0 293
0000911 Nolanite Gatehouse B M, Grey I E, Nickel E H (1983) The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia sample: crystal # 2 American Mineralogist 68 833-839 1983 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
3.44 Å (100)
2.66 Å (90)
2.49 Å (90)
1.495 Å (60)
4.66 Å (55)
2.23 Å (50)
2.46 Å (40)

Comments:

Saskatchewan, Canada. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of NolaniteHide

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Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Ace deposit, Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Nicholson No. 2, Consolidated Nicholson Mines, Goldfields District, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

General Appearance of Type Material:

Concentrations of discrete subhedral to euhedral hexagonal plates from 10 to 20 microns in diameter and masses.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1965,206; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 112965.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Robinson, S. C., Evans, H. T., Schaller, W. T., Fahey, J. J. (1957) Nolanite, a new iron-vanadium mineral from Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 619-628

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Relationship of Nolanite to other SpeciesHide

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Other Members of Nolanite Group:

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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4.CB. Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
4.CB. Oboniobite Mg4Nb2O9 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_c_1
4.CB. Ferrohögbomite-2N2S [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB. Zhenruite (MoO3)2 · H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
4.CB. Fuyuanite Mg7Nb6O18(OH)8 Trig. 3 : _P_3
4.CB. Virgilluethite MoO3 · H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
4.CB. Pengite (Pb8Sb3+3)Σ11Sb5+9O35 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
4.CB.05 Brizziite NaSb5+O3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Tistarite Ti3+2O3 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
4.CB.05 Hematite Fe2O3 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
4.CB.05 Ecandrewsite ZnTiO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Melanostibite Mn2+2Fe3+Sb5+O6 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 UM1998-11-O-AuHSb Au+2Sb3+O2(OH)
4.CB.05 Karelianite V3+2O3 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
4.CB.05 Corundum Al2O3 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
4.CB.05 Eskolaite Cr2O3 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
4.CB.05 Geikielite MgTiO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Akimotoite MgSiO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide) FeCrO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Auroantimonate AuSbO3
4.CB.05 Hemleyite (Fe2+0.48Mg0.37Ca0.04Na0.04Mn2+0.03Al0.03Cr3+0.01)sum=1.00Si1.00O3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Ilmenite Fe2+TiO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.05 Pyrophanite Mn2+TiO3 Trig. 3 : _R_3
4.CB.10 Bixbyite-(Fe) (Fe,Mn)2O3 Iso.
4.CB.10 Bixbyite-(Mn) Mn3+2O3 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3
4.CB.10 Avicennite Tl2O3 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3
4.CB.15 Armalcolite (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
4.CB.15 Ferropseudobrookite Fe2+Ti2O5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
4.CB.15 Griffinite Al2TiO5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
4.CB.15 Pseudobrookite Group
4.CB.15 Sassite Ti3+2Ti4+O5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
4.CB.15 Pseudobrookite Fe2TiO5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
4.CB.20 Zincovelesite-6N6S Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH) Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_m_1
4.CB.20 Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.20 Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 Trig. 3_m_ : _P_3_m_1
4.CB.20 Zincohögbomite-2N6S [(Zn,Mg)7(Al,Fe3+,Ti)16O31(OH)]2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.20 Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S [(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
4.CB.20 Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m
4.CB.20 Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.20 Ferrohögbomite-6N12S [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn)5(Al,Ti,Fe3+)12O23(OH)]6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
4.CB.20 Zincohögbomite-2N2S [(Zn,Al,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+,Ti)8O15(OH)]2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.25 Kleberite FeTi6O11(OH)5 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
4.CB.25 Pseudorutile Fe2Ti3O9 Hex. 622 : _P_6322
4.CB.30 Oxyvanite V3+2V4+O5 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
4.CB.30 Berdesinskiite V3+2TiO5 Mon.
4.CB.30 Kaitianite Ti3+2Ti4+O5 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
4.CB.35 Machiite Al2Ti3O9 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
4.CB.35 Vestaite (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
4.CB.35 Olkhonskite (Cr,V)2Ti3O9 Mon.
4.CB.35 Schreyerite V3+2Ti4+3O9 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
4.CB.40 Zincorinmanite-(Zn) Zn2Sb2(Fe3+4Zn2)O14(OH)2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.40 Majindeite Mg2Mo3O8 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.40 Kamiokite Fe2Mo3O8 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.40 Iseite Mn2Mo3O8 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB.40 Rinmanite Zn2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 Hex. 6 : _P_63
4.CB.45 Stibioclaudetite AsSbO3 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
4.CB.45 Claudetite As2O3 Mon. 2/m
4.CB.50 Senarmontite Sb2O3 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m
4.CB.50 Arsenolite As2O3 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m
4.CB.55 Valentinite Sb2O3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P c c n
4.CB.60 Bismite Bi2O3 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
4.CB.65 Sphaerobismoite Bi2O3 Tet.
4.CB.70 Sillénite Bi12SiO20 Iso. 23 : _I_23
4.CB.75 Kyzylkumite V3+Ti2O5(OH) Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
4.CB.80 Tietaiyangite Fe3+4Fe2+TiO9 Hex.
4.CB.85 Liuite FeTiO3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
4.CB.90 Luogufengite Fe2O3 Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21
4.CB.95 Wangdaodeite FeTiO3 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for NolaniteHide

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Reference List:

Robinson, S. C., Evans, H. T., Schaller, W. T., Fahey, J. J. (1957) Nolanite, a new iron-vanadium mineral from Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 619-628

Gatehouse, Bryan M., Grey, Ian E., Nickel, Ernest H. (1983) The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 68 (7-8) 833-839

Localities for NolaniteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia
Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire Kalgoorlie-Boulder Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines ⓘ Associated Gold Mine Gatehouse et al. (1983)
ⓘ Lake View Consols Gold Mine (Lake View and Star) American Mineralogist +1 other reference
ⓘ Paringa Gold Mine (Paringa Extended; Croesus South) Mueller et al. (2019)
Canada (TL)
Saskatchewan Beaverlodge Lake area ⓘ Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines (TL) Robinson et al. (1957) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ace deposit (TL) Robinson et al. (1957) +1 other reference
Goldfields District Consolidated Nicholson Mines ⓘ Nicholson No. 2 (TL) Robinson et al. (1957)
ⓘ Pitche Group Robinson et al. (1957)
Lake Athabasca ⓘ Fish Hook Bay Mine Robinson et al. (1957)
China
Guangdong Meizhou Mei Co. ⓘ Yushui Mine Liu et al. (2023) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sichuan Wu Shengyang (1986)
Zhejiang Hangzhou Jiande City ⓘ Anren Mine www.mining120.com (2016)
Yuhang District ⓘ Luniao Mine Huijin Lu and Jian Wang (2005)
Fiji
Viti Levu Navilawa ⓘ Tuvatu Mine 16th Australian Geological Convention +2 other references
Finland
North Karelia ⓘ Outokumpu mining district Long et al. (1963)
North Ostrobothnia Raahe ⓘ Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit) Kompanchenko et al. (2018)
Gabon
Haut-Ogooué Province Léboumbi-Leyou Department Mounana ⓘ Mounana Mine Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Oklo Mine
Germany
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage St Andreasberg ⓘ Roter Bär Mine Mücke et al. (1993)
Russia
Murmansk Oblast Pechengsky District Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field ⓘ Bragino ore occurrence Kompanchenko et al. (2018) +1 other reference
Republic of Karelia Medvezhyegorsky District Zaonezhie peninsula ⓘ Srednyaya Padma mine Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference
Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry Stalder et al. (1998)
Vaud Aigle Lavey-Morcles Lavey-les-Bains ⓘ Boitses (Les Boitses) Meisser (2012)
USA
Arizona Cochise County Bisbee ⓘ Campbell Mine Graeme (1993) +1 other reference
Utah San Juan County La Sal Creek Mining District ⓘ Vanadium Queen Mine Bullock (1981)