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General Paramontroseite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
VO2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 82.94 gm | ||
| Vanadium 61.42 % V 100.00 % VO2 | |||
| Oxygen 38.58 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
V4+O2 | ||
| Environment: |
Relatively unoxidized Colorado Plateau-type U-V ores in sandstones, formed by dehydrogenation of montroseite | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 | ||
| Locality: |
Bitter Creek mine, Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek for near, for its paramorphic relation to montroseite. | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Paramontroseite + Pronunciation  |
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| Synonym: |
ICSD 22303 | ||
| PDF 25-1003 | |||
Paramontroseite Image | |||
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Paramontroseite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5205:1:0.3094 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.905, b = 9.422, c = 2.916, Z = 4; V = 134.76 Den(Calc)= 4.09 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.39(1), 2.649(0.5), 4.35(0.35), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Paramontroseite |
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| Cleavage: |
{010} Good | ||
| Color: |
Black. | ||
| Density: |
4 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Luster: |
Sub Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
black | ||
Optical Properties of Paramontroseite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.61 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.393) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.57 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.393) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Paramontroseite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.85 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Paramontroseite =4.09 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0017206735 Boson Index = 0.9982793265 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEParamontroseite = 11.95 barns/electron U=PEParamontroseite x rElectron Density= 45.98 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Paramontroseite is Not Radioactive |
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Paramontroseite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
04.04.11.01 (04)Simple Oxides | ||
| (04.04)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2) | |||
| (04.04.11)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
04.DB.15a 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate | ||
| 04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar | |||
| 04.DB -With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra | |||
Other Paramontroseite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Paramontroseite : 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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Paramontroseite using: Visit our Advertisers for Paramontroseite : A Bijoux Google Search for ParamontroseiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Paramontroseite Cape Minerals Google Search for Paramontroseite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Paramontroseite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Paramontroseite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Paramontroseite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Paramontroseite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Paramontroseite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Paramontroseite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Paramontroseite Ask about Paramontroseite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Paramontroseite Specimen Label here :
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