Phosphovanadylite Mineral Data

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General Phosphovanadylite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ba,Ca,K,Na)x[(V,Al)4P2(O,OH)16]·12(H2O) x~0.66

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 795.71 gm

Potassium 0.49 % K 0.59 % K₂O

Barium 6.90 % Ba 7.71 % BaO

Sodium 0.29 % Na 0.39 % Na₂O

Calcium 1.01 % Ca 1.41 % CaO

Aluminum 1.70 % Al 3.20 % Al₂O₃

Vanadium 21.77 % V 38.86 % V₂O₅

Phosphorus 7.79 % P 17.84 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.76 % H 33.62 % H₂O

Oxygen 56.30 % O

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100.00 % 103.62 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ba_0.4Ca_0.2K_0.1Na_0.1V⁵⁺_3.4Al_0.5P₂O_10.3(OH)_5.7·12(H₂O)

Environment:

Meade Peak Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation in phosphatic organic-matter-rich mudstone..

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Monsanto's Enoch Valley mine, Soda Springs, Idaho, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its composition of phosphate and the vanadyl (V++++O2)-- group.

Synonym:

IMA1996-037

Phosphovanadylite Image

Images:

Phosphovanadylite

Comments: Scanning electron microscope micrographs showing the cubic habit of phosphovanadylite. (AmMin 83:890).
Location: Phosphoria Formation at Monsanto?s Enoch Valley Mine, Soda Springs, Idaho. Scale: Crystal size 40 µm.
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Phosphovanadylite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.457, Z = 6; V = 3,692.97 Den(Calc)= 2.15

Crystal System:

Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.164(1), 2.582(0.37), 2.445(0.36),

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Medrano M D , Evans H T , Wenk H R , Piper D Z , American Mineralogist , 83 (1998) p.889-895, Phosphovanadylite: A new vanadium phosphate mineral with a zeolite-type, structure

Physical Properties of Phosphovanadylite

Color:

Light greenish blue.

Density:

2.16

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habit:

Blocky - Crystal shape tends to be equant (e.g. feldspars).

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

very pale greenish blue

Optical Properties of Phosphovanadylite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.128 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.124 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2633,KPDmeas= 0.262,KC= 0.3004

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.566.

Calculated Properties of Phosphovanadylite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.15 gm/cc
note: r_{Phosphovanadylite}=2.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01313
Boson Index = 0.98687

Photoelectric:

PE_{Phosphovanadylite}= 32.38 barns/electron
U=PE_{Phosphovanadylite} x r_electron= 69.61 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 7.09 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Phosphovanadylite - barely detectable

Phosphovanadylite Classification

Dana Class:

42.11.19.3 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.11)where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.11.19)Dana Group

42.11.19.1 Sincosite Ca(VO)2(PO4)2·5(H2O) P mmm or P 4/nmm Tetra

42.11.19.2 Bariosincosite! Ba(VO)2(PO4)2·4(H2O) P 4/n or P 4/nmm 4/m

42.11.19.3 Phosphovanadylite ! (Ba,Ca,K,Na)x[(V,Al)4P2(O,OH)16]·12(H2O)x~0.66 I 43m 4 3m

Strunz Class:

IV/G.13-20 IV - Oxides

IV/G - Vanadiumoxides (with V4+/5+), Network vanadates.

IV/G.13 - Bannermannite series

IV/G.13-10 Bannermanite (Na,K)0.7V6O15 C 2/m 2/m

IV/G.13-20 Phosphovanadylite (Ba,Ca,K,Na)x[(V,Al)4P2(O,OH)16]·12(H2O)x~0.66 I 43m 4 3m

Other Phosphovanadylite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p889-895,1998) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Phosphovanadylite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Phosphovanadylite

(Ba,Ca,K,Na)x[(V,Al)4P2(O,OH)16]·12(H2O) x~0.66
Dana No: 42.11.19.3 Strunz No: IV/G.13-20
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