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Oxyvanite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Oxyvanite

Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Oxyvanite

Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Oxyvanite

Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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About OxyvaniteHide

Formula:
V3+2V4+O5
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Resinous
Hardness:
7 - 7½
Specific Gravity:
4.66 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
For to composition, with oxygen and vanadium represented in its ideal formula.
Related to berdesinskiite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
39006
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39006:0

IMA Classification of OxyvaniteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval year:
2008
First published:
2009

Classification of OxyvaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
4.CB.30

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.:
7.7.2.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
7 : AB2X5

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
OxyIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of OxyvaniteHide

Lustre:
Resinous
Colour:
Black
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
7 - 7½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN30=1180 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
none
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
4.66(2) g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of OxyvaniteHide

Bireflectance:
None observed.
Reflectivity:
WavelengthR1 (%)
440nm17.8%
460nm18.0%
480nm18.2%
500nm18.4%
520nm18.6%
540nm18.8%
560nm18.9%
580nm19.0%
600nm19.1%
620nm19.2%
640nm19.3%
660nm19.4%
680nm19.5%
700nm19.7%


Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 19.7%.
Colour in reflected light:
Pale cream.

Chemistry of OxyvaniteHide

Mindat Formula:
V3+2V4+O5
Element Weights:
Element% weight
V65.640 %
O34.360 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
V
O
Elements listed:
O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of OxyvaniteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/b
Setting:
C2/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.032(2) Å, b = 5.050(1) Å, c = 7.000(1) Å
β = 111.14(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.987 : 1 : 1.386
Unit Cell V:
330.77 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0007328OxyvaniteArmbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-8912009Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia0293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.67 Å(60)
3.28 Å(100)
2.88 Å(100)
2.65 Å(100)
2.52 Å(60)
2.44 Å(100)
2.23 Å(60)
1.897 Å(80)
1.756 Å(60)
1.717 Å(100)
1.633 Å(100
1.522 Å(60)
1.485 Å(60)
1.446 Å(80)
1.379 Å(100)
Locality:
Slyudyanka, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Comments:
Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia. Data from the type description. Note that the original data lists intensities on a five point scale; here they have been scaled to 100.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere<0.6
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins<0.4

Type Occurrence of OxyvaniteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Slyudyanka, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:
Anhedral grains, up to 0.1-0.15 mm in size.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
The type material is deposited at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Accessory mineral in Cr-V-bearing quartz-diopside metamorphic rocks.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BaryteBerdesinskiiteCalciteDiopsideDravite
EskolaiteGoldmaniteIlmeniteKarelianiteKosmochlor
NatalyiteOxy-vanadium-dravitePlagioclasePyriteQuartz
Rutile'Scapolite'SchreyeriteTitaniteTremolite
Zircon

Synonyms of OxyvaniteHide

Other Language Names for OxyvaniteHide

Dutch:Oxyvaniet
German:Oxyvanit

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4.CB.35