Melanovanadite R050555

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Name: Melanovanadite
RRUFF ID: R050555
Ideal Chemistry: Ca(V5+,V4+)4O10·5H2O
Locality: Ragra mine, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru
Source: Dave Bunk Minerals [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating aggregates of black prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050555.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Ca0.870.13)Σ=1(V5+2.26V4+1.74)Σ=4O10·5H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050555
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050555.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050555.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.3644(6)Å    b: 17.9888(9)Å    c: 6.287(2)Å
alpha: 110.332(8)°    beta: 101.61(1)°    gamma: 82.79(2)°   Volume: 659.9(2)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Melanovanadite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Lindgren W (1921) Melanovanadite, a new mineral from Mina Ragra, Pasco, Peru, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 7, 249-251   [view file]

Lindgren W, Hamilton L F, Palache C (1922) Melanovanadite, a new mineral from Mina Ragra, Pasco, Peru, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 3, 195-203

Wherry E T (1922) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 7, 162-164   [view file]

Barnes W H, Qurashi M M (1952) Unit cell and space group data for certain vanadium minerals, American Mineralogist, 37, 407-422

Konnert J A, Evans H T (1987) Crystal structure and crystal chemistry of melanovanadite, a natural vanadium bronze, American Mineralogist, 72, 637-644   [view file]

Evans H T, Hughes J M (1990) Crystal chemistry of the natural vanadium bronzes, American Mineralogist, 75, 508-521   [view file]