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Nolanite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Nolanite

Fish Hook Bay Mine, Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada

Nolanite

Fish Hook Bay Mine, Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada

Nolanite

Fish Hook Bay Mine, Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada

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About NolaniteHide

Thomas Brennan Nolan

Formula:

V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂

Colour:

Black

Lustre:

Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

5 - 5½

Specific Gravity:

4.65

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Nolanite Group > Nolanite Supergroup

Name:

For geologist, Thomas B. Nolan (21 May 1901, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA - 2 August 1992, Washington, D.C., USA), former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, "in recognition of his outstanding geological work and his constant appreciation of the value of mineralogical data in geological problems."

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Ace deposit, Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ Nicholson No. 2, Consolidated Nicholson Mines, Goldfields District, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Isostructural with:

Rinmanite

This page provides mineralogical data about Nolanite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2922

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2922:9

Similar NamesHide

Nelenite

A valid IMA mineral species

Mn₁₆²⁺As₃³⁺Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₇

IMA Classification of NolaniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

V³⁺₄Fe³⁺O₇(OH)

First published:

1957

Type description reference:

Robinson, S. C., Evans, H. T., Schaller, W. T., Fahey, J. J. (1957) Nolanite, a new iron-vanadium mineral from Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 619-628

Classification of NolaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.CB.40

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

4.6.7.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
6 : Miscellaneous

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.12.20

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Nol	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of NolaniteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of NolaniteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Comment:

In thin splinters it is slightly translucent.

Streak:

Brownish black

Hardness:

5 - 5½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₂₀=710 - 760 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

4.65 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.60 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of NolaniteHide

Type:

Uniaxial

Anisotropism:

Moderate; light to dark gray

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
470nm	11.%	012.7%
546nm	11.8%	13.5%
589nm	12.3%	14.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 14.0%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

Dark brown to deep blue.

Comments:

Plates with the c crystallographic axis normal to the surface are virtually isotropic, but sections containing the a and c axes are markedly anisotropic with parallel extinction.

Chemistry of NolaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
V	52.434 %
O	32.936 %
Fe	14.370 %
H	0.259 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Fe, H, O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of NolaniteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6mm - Dihexagonal Pyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃mc

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.870(27) Å, c = 9.275(20) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.58

Unit Cell V:

276.77 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Minute hexagonal plates and radiating crusts. Forms include c{0001}, m{1010}, and p{1011}.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000911	Nolanite	Gatehouse B M, Grey I E, Nickel E H (1983) The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia sample: crystal # 2 American Mineralogist 68 833-839		1983		0	293
0000910	Nolanite	Gatehouse B M, Grey I E, Nickel E H (1983) The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia sample: crystal # 1 American Mineralogist 68 833-839		1983		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie,
 Western Australia
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V1   0.16690  -0.16690   0.63570   0.52000
Fe1   0.16690  -0.16690   0.63570   0.35000
Ti1   0.16690  -0.16690   0.63570   0.11000
Al1   0.16690  -0.16690   0.63570   0.02000
V2   0.33333   0.66667   0.34530   0.52000
Fe2   0.33333   0.66667   0.34530   0.35000
Ti2   0.33333   0.66667   0.34530   0.11000
Al2   0.33333   0.66667   0.34530   0.02000
V3   0.33333   0.66667   0.95790   0.52000
Fe3   0.33333   0.66667   0.95790   0.35000
Ti3   0.33333   0.66667   0.95790   0.11000
Al3   0.33333   0.66667   0.95790   0.02000
O-H1   0.00000   0.00000   0.01530   1.00000
O2   0.33333   0.66667   0.75140   1.00000
O3   0.16810  -0.16810   0.23840   1.00000
O4   0.51810  -0.51810   0.00170   1.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.44 Å	(100)
2.66 Å	(90)
2.49 Å	(90)
1.495 Å	(60)
4.66 Å	(55)
2.23 Å	(50)
2.46 Å	(40)

Comments:

Saskatchewan, Canada. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of NolaniteHide

Co-Type Localities:

General Appearance of Type Material:

Concentrations of discrete subhedral to euhedral hexagonal plates from 10 to 20 microns in diameter and masses.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1965,206; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 112965.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite	Carnotite	Chalcopyrite	Dolomite	Galena
Hematite	Ilmenite	Pyrite	Quartz	Uraninite

Reference:

Robinson, S. C., Evans, H. T., Schaller, W. T., Fahey, J. J. (1957) Nolanite, a new iron-vanadium mineral from Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 619-628

Other Language Names for NolaniteHide

Dutch:Nolaniet

German:Nolanit

Russian:Ноланит

Simplified Chinese:铁钒矿
黑钒铁矿

Spanish:Nolanita

Relationship of Nolanite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Nolanite Group > Nolanite Supergroup

Other Members of Nolanite Group:

Akdalaite	Al₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex.
Ferrihydrite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	Trig.

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Nolanite associated with Roscoelite	KV³⁺₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
3 photos of Nolanite associated with Natalyite	NaV³⁺Si₂O₆
1 photo of Nolanite associated with Jingwenite-(Y)	YAlV⁴⁺(SiO₄)O₂(OH)₂
1 photo of Nolanite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
1 photo of Nolanite associated with Thortveitite	Sc₂Si₂O₇
1 photo of Nolanite associated with Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
1 photo of Nolanite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

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4.CB.	Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S	Mg₅Al₁₁TiO₂₃(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.	Kidodite	BaMg₂Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CB.	Ferrohögbomite-2N2S	[(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn,Al)₃(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₈O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.	Zhenruite	(MoO₃)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
4.CB.	Fuyuanite	Mg₇Nb₆O₁₈(OH)₈	Trig. 3 : P3
4.CB.	Virgilluethite	MoO₃ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
4.CB.	Pengite	(Pb₈Sb³⁺₃)_Σ11Sb⁵⁺₉O₃₅	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.05	Brizziite	NaSb⁵⁺O₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Tistarite	Ti³⁺₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Hematite	Fe₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Ecandrewsite	ZnTiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Melanostibite	Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₆	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'UM1998-11-O-AuHSb'	Au⁺₂Sb³⁺O₂(OH)
4.CB.05	Karelianite	V³⁺₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Corundum	Al₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Eskolaite	Cr₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Geikielite	MgTiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Akimotoite	MgSiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide)'	FeCrO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'Auroantimonate'	AuSbO₃
4.CB.05	Hemleyite	Fe²⁺SiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Pyrophanite	Mn²⁺TiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.10	Bixbyite-(Fe)	(Fe,Mn)₂O₃	Iso.
4.CB.10	Bixbyite-(Mn)	Mn³⁺₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3) : Ia3
4.CB.10	Avicennite	Tl³⁺₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3) : Ia3
4.CB.15	Armalcolite	MgTi⁴⁺₂O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.CB.15	Ferropseudobrookite	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺₂O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Griffinite	Al₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Pseudobrookite Group
4.CB.15	Sassite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Pseudobrookite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.20	Zincovelesite-6N6S	Zn₃(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺,Al,Ti)₈O₁₅(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S	(Mg_8.43Fe²⁺_1.57)_Σ=10Al₂₂Ti⁴⁺₂O₄₆(OH)₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S	(Mg₆Al₂)(Al₁₈Fe³⁺₂)O₃₈(OH)₂	Trig. 3m : P3m1
4.CB.20	Zincohögbomite-2N6S	[(Zn,Mg)₇(Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)₁₆O₃₁(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₈O₁₅(OH)]₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺,Zn)₄(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₀O₁₉(OH)]₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃[Al₇(Ti,Fe³⁺)]O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	'Ferrohögbomite-6N12S'	[(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)₅(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₂O₂₃(OH)]₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.20	Zincohögbomite-2N2S	[(Zn,Al,Fe²⁺)₃(Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)₈O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.25	Kleberite	FeTi₆O₁₁(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
4.CB.25	Pseudorutile	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
4.CB.30	Oxyvanite	V³⁺₂V⁴⁺O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.30	Berdesinskiite	V³⁺₂TiO₅	Mon.
4.CB.30	Kaitianite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Machiite	Al₂Ti₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Vestaite	(Ti⁴⁺Fe²⁺)Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉	Mon.
4.CB.35	Schreyerite	V³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.40	Zincorinmanite-(Zn)	Zn₂Sb₂(Fe³⁺₄Zn₂)O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Majindeite	Mg₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Almagreraite	CuZnMn⁴⁺₃O₈	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
4.CB.40	Kamiokite	Fe₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Iseite	Mn₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Rinmanite	Zn₂Sb₂Mg₂Fe₄O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
4.CB.45	Stibioclaudetite	AsSbO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
4.CB.45	Claudetite	As₂O₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
4.CB.50	Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.CB.50	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.CB.55	Valentinite	Sb₂O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pccn
4.CB.60	Bismite	Bi₂O₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
4.CB.65	Sphaerobismoite	Bi₂O₃	Tet.
4.CB.70	Sillénite	Bi₁₂SiO₂₀	Iso. 23 : I23
4.CB.75	Kyzylkumite	V³⁺Ti₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
4.CB.80	'Tietaiyangite'	Fe³⁺₄Fe²⁺TiO₉	Hex.
4.CB.85	Liuite	FeTiO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CB.90	Luogufengite	Fe₂O₃	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
4.CB.95	Wangdaodeite	FeTiO₃	Trig. 3m : R3c