Corvusite Mineral Data

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General Corvusite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca,K)V8O20•4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 829.26 gm

Potassium 0.71 % K 0.85 % K₂O

Sodium 1.66 % Na 2.24 % Na₂O

Calcium 1.21 % Ca 1.69 % CaO

Vanadium 49.14 % V 87.73 % V₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.97 % H 8.69 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.30 % O

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100.00 % 101.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.6Ca_0.25K_0.15V⁵⁺₈O₂₀•4(H₂O)

Environment:

Widely distributed in U-V deposits of the Colorado Plateau.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933

Locality:

Jack claim, Grand County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named from the Latin "corvus", raven, in allusion to the bird's color.

Synonym:

ICSD 64792

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Corvusite Image

Images:

Corvusite

Comments: Silky to dull brown corvusite in/on sandstone.
Location: Fire Fly Mine, near Delta, Emery County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Corvusite Vanoxite

Comments: Blue-black, somewhat silky vanoxite, with brown corvusite on sandstone.
Location: Club Mine, Uravan, Montrose County, Colorado, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Corvusite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =3.2124:1:3.0461

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.706, b = 3.644, c = 11.1, Z = 1; beta = 103.46° V = 460.48 Den(Calc)= 2.99

Crystal System:

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

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.81(1), 1.937(0.05), 3.59(0.05),

Physical Properties of Corvusite

Color:

Brown, Bluish black, Greenish black.

Density:

2.82

Diaphaneity:

Subtranslucent to Opaque

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms.

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

bluish black

Optical Properties of Corvusite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.01 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3373) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.95 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3373) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Corvusite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	10.30	20.70
420 nm	9.80	19.80
440 nm	9.30	18.90
460 nm	9.00	18.00
480 nm	8.70	17.30
500 nm	8.50	16.60
520 nm	8.40	16.00
540 nm	8.20	15.60
560 nm	8.20	15.10
580 nm	8.10	14.70
600 nm	8.00	14.30
620 nm	8.00	14.00
640 nm	8.00	13.70
660 nm	8.00	13.50
680 nm	8.00	13.40
700 nm	8.00	13.30

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Corvusite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%	600%	700%	800%	900%	1000%
R₁
R₂

Calculated Properties of Corvusite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.87 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Corvusite =2.99 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0014694835
Boson Index = 0.9985305165

Photoelectric:

PE_Corvusite= 9.68 barns/electron
U=PE_Corvusite x r_electron= 27.81 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 9.79 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Corvusite per GRapi unit = 10.21 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Corvusite - barely detectable

Corvusite Classification

Dana Class:

47.03.02.02 (47)Vanadium Oxysalts

(47.03)(Hydrated)

(47.03.02)Straczekite Group

47.03.02.01 Straczekite (Ca,K,Ba)(V5,V4)8O20•3H2O C 2/m 2/m

47.03.02.02 Corvusite (Na,Ca,K)V8O20•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

47.03.02.03 Fernandinite CaV8O20•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

47.03.02.04 Bariandite Al0.6V8O20•9(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

47.03.02.05 Bokite (Al,Fe)1.3(V,Fe)8O20•4.7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

47.03.02.06 Kazakhstanite Fe5V3V12O39(OH)9•9(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.HE.20 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates

04.HE -Phyllovanadates

04.HE.20 Bokite (Al,Fe)1.3(V,Fe)8O20•4.7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

04.HE.20 Bariandite Al0.6V8O20•9(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

04.HE.20 Corvusite (Na,Ca,K)V8O20•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

04.HE.20 Fernandinite CaV8O20•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

04.HE.20 Straczekite (Ca,K,Ba)(V5,V4)8O20•3H2O C 2/m 2/m

Other Corvusite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

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

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Corvusite

(Na,Ca,K)V8O20•4(H2O)
Dana No: 47.03.02.02 Strunz No: 04.HE.20
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