General Schreyerite Information Chemical Formula: |
V+++2Ti3O9 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 390.36 gm |
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Titanium 31.11 % Ti 51.89 % TiO2 |
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Vanadium 29.40 % V 34.17 % V2O3 / 9.77 % VO2 |
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Chromium 2.09 % Cr 3.06 % Cr2O3 |
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Iron 0.52 % Fe 0.74 % Fe2O3 |
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Oxygen 36.89 % O |
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100.00 % 99.63 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
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Environment: |
Microscopic inclusions in rutile found in a V-enriched gneiss. Polymorph of kyzylkumite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 |
Locality: |
Kwale District, S of Voi, Kenya. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Werner Schreyer (1930-), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Schreyerite + Pronunciation |
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Schreyerite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =3.4031:1:1.4044 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 17.102, b = 5.0253, c = 7.0579, Z = 4; beta = 106.636° V = 581.19 Den(Calc)= 4.46 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.737(1), 2.874(0.7), 4.075(0.5), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Schreyerite Color: |
Black brown. |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque to subtranslucent |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
7 - Quartz |
Luster: |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Schreyerite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.093 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.3812,KC= 0.3489 Ncalc = 2.56 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=2.7 |
| Calculated Properties of Schreyerite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.21 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Schreyerite =4.46 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.04 |
Boson Index = 0.96 Photoelectric: |
PESchreyerite = 11.57 barns/electron |
U=PESchreyerite x rElectron Density= 48.72 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Schreyerite is Not Radioactive | Schreyerite Classification Dana Class: |
08.04.01.01 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.04)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(08.04.01)Schreyerite Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.CB.35 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CB -With medium-sized cations |
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| Other Schreyerite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin v91, p196) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Schreyerite : |
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 Search for Schreyerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Schreyerite : A Bijoux Google Search for SchreyeriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Schreyerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Schreyerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Schreyerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Schreyerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Schreyerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Schreyerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Schreyerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Schreyerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Schreyerite Ask about Schreyerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Schreyerite Specimen Label here :
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