Chemical Formula:
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Ca3(V,Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)3 |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 484.97 g |
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Oxygen |
39.59 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Aluminum |
3.34 % |
Al |
6.31 % |
Al2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
17.37 % |
Si |
37.17 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
24.79 % |
Ca |
34.69 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Vanadium |
12.60 % |
V |
18.54 % |
V2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Iron |
2.30 % |
Fe |
3.29 % |
Fe2O3 |
0.00 % |
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99.99 % |
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100.00 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Ca3V3+1.2Al0.6Fe3+0.2(SiO4)3 |
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Environment:
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Vanadium rich clay found in a metamorphosed uranium-vanadium deposit |
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Locality:
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Unnamed prospect pit in the Sandy or South Laguna Mine, Laguna uranium district, Valencia county, New Mexico.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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The name honors Macus I. Goldman, a sedimentary petrologist with the U. S. Geological Survey |
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Synonym:
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