Vanalite R061117


Name: Vanalite
RRUFF ID: R061117
Ideal Chemistry: NaAl8V10O38·30H2O
Locality: Kurumsak deposit, Karatau, south Kazakhstan
Source: Michael Scott S105126 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellow fragments embedded in epoxy
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R061117
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Vanalite

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]

Ankinovick E A (1962) A new vanadium mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 91, issue 3 307-314   [view file]

Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 1178-1184   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136   [view file]

Kurmakaeva F A (1971) Study of vanalite by electron microscopy and X-ray structural analysis, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 100, issue 4 523-526   [view file]

Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 594-598   [view file]