Vanalite Mineral Data

General Vanalite Information

Chemical Formula: NaAl8V10O38•30(H2O) Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,896.69 gm    Sodium     1.21 %  Na    1.63 % Na₂O    Aluminum  11.38 %  Al   21.50 % Al₂O₃    Vanadium  26.86 %  V    47.95 % V₂O₅    Hydrogen   3.19 %  H    28.49 % H₂O    Oxygen    57.36 %  O             ______        ______              100.00 %       99.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE Empirical Formula: NaAl₈V⁵⁺₁₀O₃₈•30(H₂O) Environment: Encrusting joints and cavities in weathered shales. IMA Status: Approved IMA 1962 Locality: Prospect in the Kurumsak River valley, northwestern Kara-Tau Mountains, south Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. Name Origin: Named for the VANadium and ALuminum in the composition. Name Pronunciation: Vanalite  

Vanalite Image

Images:

Vanalite Crystallography

Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.1822:1:1.0242 Cell Dimensions: a = 12.618, b = 10.673, c = 10.932, Z = 1; beta = 95.22° V = 1,466.13 Den(Calc)= 2.15 Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/m X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.7(1), 8.52(0.4), 7.9(0.35),  

Physical Properties of Vanalite

Cleavage: {010} Perfect, {100} Perfect Color: Light yellow, Orange. Density: 2.3 - 2.4, Average = 2.34 Luster: Vitreous - Waxy Streak: yellow  

Optical Properties of Vanalite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.093 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.336,KPDmeas= 0.3074,KC= 0.3075
Ncalc = 1.66 - 1.74 Optical Data: Biaxial (?), a=1.71, g=1.735, bire=0.0250  

Calculated Properties of Vanalite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.35 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Vanalite =2.35 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0009515666
Boson Index = 0.9990484334 Photoelectric: PE_Vanalite = 5.39 barns/electron
U=PE_Vanalite x rElectron Density= 12.67 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Vanalite is Not Radioactive  

Vanalite Classification

Dana Class: 47.04.02.01 (47)Vanadium Oxysalts   (47.04)(Hydrated Containing V++++ and V+++++)   (47.04.02)Dana Group  

47.04.02.01 Vanalite NaAl8V10O38•30(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class: 04.HG.15 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate   04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates   04.HG -Unclassified V oxides  

04.HG.15 Vanalite NaAl8V10O38•30(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

 

Other Vanalite Information

References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) See Also: Links to other databases for Vanalite :
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
[AOL] [Bing] [Dog Pile] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [Lycos] [MAMMA] [Scirus] [Teoma] [WebCrawler] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Vanalite :

A Bijoux Google Search for Vanalite
Adam's Minerals Google Search for Vanalite
Cape Minerals Google Search for Vanalite
Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Vanalite
Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Vanalite
Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Vanalite
John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Vanalite
McDougall Minerals Google Search for Vanalite
Mineral News Website Link
Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Vanalite
Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Vanalite

Ask about Vanalite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Español

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vanalite Specimen Label here :