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Valuevite

A variety of Clintonite
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Valuevite

Nikolae-Maximilianovskaya Kop', Nazyamskie Mountains, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Valuevite

Nikolae-Maximilianovskaya Kop', Nazyamskie Mountains, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Valuevite

Nikolae-Maximilianovskaya Kop', Nazyamskie Mountains, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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About ValueviteHide

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Pyotr Aleksandrovich Valuev
Formula:
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3SiO10)(OH)2
Name:
Named in 1873 by Nikolay von Koksharov in honor of Count Pyotr Aleksandrovich Valuev [September 22, 1815 - January 27, 1890 St. Petersburg, Russia]. Valuev (Valuyev)was a Russian Minister of the Interior and Minister of Assets. He was also a novelist and essayist.
An aluminium-rich variety of clintonite.

Originally reported from Nikolaye-Maximilian Mine (Nikolaye-Maximilianovsk Mine; Nikolaje-Maximilianovsk Mine), Akhmatovskaya Kop (Achmatovsk Mine), Nazyamskiye Mt, Zlatoust, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
4137 (as Valuevite)
1088 (as Clintonite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4137:5 (as Valuevite)
mindat:1:1:1088:3 (as Clintonite)

Chemistry of ValueviteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3SiO10)(OH)2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O46.149 %
Al19.456 %
Mg17.526 %
Ca9.633 %
Si6.751 %
H0.485 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Al, Ca, H, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

First Recorded Occurrence of ValueviteHide

Synonyms of ValueviteHide

Other Language Names for ValueviteHide

German:Valuevit
Spanish:Valuevita

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for ValueviteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia (FRL)
 
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast
    • Zlatoust
      • Nazyamskie Mountains
Clark (1993)
USA
 
  • California
    • Riverside County
      • Jurupa Valley
Forman (1951)
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