Duttonite Mineral Data

General Duttonite Information

Chemical Formula:

V++++O(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 100.96 gm

Vanadium 50.46 % V 82.16 % VO₂

Hydrogen 2.00 % H 17.84 % H₂O

Oxygen 47.54 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

V⁴⁺O(OH)₂

Environment:

Secondary mineral formed by the low-temperature hydrothermal alteration of vanadium-bearing minerals.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Locality:

Peanut mine, Bull Canyon area, Uravan district, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Clarence Edward Dutton (1841-1912), American geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, an early worker on the Colorado Plateau.

Name Pronunciation:

Duttonite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 16727

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Duttonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.2278:1:1.5088

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.8, b = 3.95, c = 5.96, Z = 4; beta = 90.67° V = 207.16 Den(Calc)= 3.24

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: I2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.4(1), 3.61(0.85), 1.838(0.21),

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Evans H T , Mrose M E , Acta Crystallographica , 11 (1958) p.56-58, The crystal structures of three new vanadium oxide minerals, Locality: Peanut mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA, Note: x(OH2) corrected

Physical Properties of Duttonite

Cleavage:

{100} Distinct

Color:

Light brown.

Density:

3.24

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Optical Properties of Duttonite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Duttonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Duttonite =3.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0014926888
Boson Index = 0.9985073112

Photoelectric:

PE_Duttonite= 9.59 barns/electron
U=PE_Duttonite x rElectron Density= 30.15 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Duttonite is Not Radioactive

Duttonite Classification

Dana Class:

06.02.07.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.02)where X++ (OH)2

(06.02.07)Dana Group

06.02.07.01 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.HE.35 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.35 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m

Other Duttonite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Duttonite :
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

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Duttonite

V++++O(OH)2
Dana No: 06.02.07.01 Strunz No: 04.HE.35
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