Nolanite Mineral Data

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General Nolanite Information

Chemical Formula:

(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 763.60 gm

Titanium 3.76 % Ti 6.28 % TiO₂

Aluminum 1.06 % Al 2.00 % Al₂O₃

Vanadium 46.03 % V 67.72 % V₂O₃

Iron 15.36 % Fe 4.70 % FeO / 16.73 % Fe₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.36 % H₂O

Oxygen 33.52 % O

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100.00 % 99.79 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

V³⁺_6.9Fe³⁺_1.6Fe²⁺_0.5Ti_0.6Al_0.3O₁₄(OH)₂

Environment:

Hydrothermal uranium deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Locality:

Fish-Hook Bay, Lake Athabaska, and at the Ace mine, Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA.

Synonym:

ICSD 31215

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Nolanite Image

Images:

Nolanite

Comments: Dark gray to black massive nolanite.
Location: Fishhook Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Nolanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.58296

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.846, c = 9.254, Z = 1; V = 273.89 Den(Calc)= 4.63

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 6₃mc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.44(1), 2.49(0.9), 2.66(0.9),

Crystal Structure:

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Gatehouse B M , Grey I E , Nickel E H , American Mineralogist , 68 (1983) p.833-839, The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie,, Western Australia, sample: crystal # 1

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Physical Properties of Nolanite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Black.

Density:

4.69

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brownish black

Optical Properties of Nolanite

Dichroism (e):

dark brown.

Dichroism (w):

deep blue.

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (?).

NCalc= 2.29 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2785) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.31 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2785) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate, light to dark gray.

RL Color:

Dark gray to dark grayish violet.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Nolanite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	11.00	12.70
546 nm	11.80	13.50
589 nm	12.30	14.00

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Nolanite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	80%	100%	160%	240%	320%	400%	480%	560%	640%	720%	800%
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Calculated Properties of Nolanite

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.37 gm/cc
note: r_Nolanite=4.63 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00943
Boson Index = 0.99057

Photoelectric:

PE_Nolanite= 14.30 barns/electron
U=PE_Nolanite x r_electron= 62.50 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Nolanite is Not Radioactive

Nolanite Classification

Dana Class:

4.6.7.1 (4)Simple Oxides

(4.6)not classified

(4.6.7)Dana Group

4.6.7.1 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

4.6.7.2 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

Strunz Class:

IV/C.07-40 IV - Oxides

IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds)

IV/C.07 - Högbomite - Mengxianminite series

IV/C.07-10* Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S (Al,Fe,Fe,Mg,Ti,Zn)11O15(OH) P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-10** Magnesiohogbomite-2N3S (Mg,Fe)1.4Ti0.3Al4O8 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-10 Magnesiohogbomite-6N6S (Mg,Fe)1.4Ti0.3Al4O8 R 3m 3 2/m

IV/C.07-15 Zincohogbomite-2N2S! (Zn,Fe)(2-2x)(Ti)xAl4O8 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-17 Ferrohogbomite-2N2S! (Fe,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-20 Freudenbergite Na2Fe2Ti6O16 C 2/m 2/m

IV/C.07-30 Kamiokite Fe2Mo3O8 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-40 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-42 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

IV/C.07-45 Magnesionigerite-2N1S (Mg,Zn,Fe,Al)4(Sn,Fe)2Al10O22(OH)2 P 3m 3 2/m

IV/C.07-45* Magnesionigerite-6N6S (Mg,Zn,Fe,Al)4(Sn,Fe)2Al10O22(OH)2 Unk Trig

IV/C.07-50 Ferronigerite-2N1S (Zn,Mg,Fe)(Sn,Zn)2(Al,Fe)12O22(OH)2 P 3m or P 3m1 3 2/m

IV/C.07-50* Ferronigerite-6N6S (Fe,Zn)4Sn2(Al,Fe)15O30(OH)2 R 3m 3 2/m

IV/C.07-60 Mengxianminite* (Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29 Unk Ortho

Other Nolanite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Nolanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Nolanite

(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2
Dana No: 4.6.7.1 Strunz No: IV/C.07-40
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