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Clinobisvanite

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Formula:
BiVO
 
4
System:Monoclinic
Name:In allusion to the crystallographic symmetry (monoCLINic) and composition, containing BISmuth and VANadium.
Polymorph of:Dreyerite, Pucherite


The monoclinic polymorph of Pucherite and Dreyerite.

A rare bismuth vanadate, often forming pseudo-tetragonal crystals.

Classification of Clinobisvanite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/A.19-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.AD.65

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
D : With only large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:38.4.7.1

38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
4 : AXO4
Hey's CIM Ref.:21.3.11

21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
3 : Vanadates of Al, rare earths, Pb, V or Bi
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Type Occurrence of Clinobisvanite

Type Locality:Yinnietharra pegmatite, Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Year of Discovery:1974

Crystallography of Clinobisvanite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 5.19Å, b = 11.7Å, c = 5.09Å
β = 89.62°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.444 : 1 : 0.435
Unit Cell Volume:V 309.07 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Clinobisvanite

Formula:
BiVO
 
4
Essential elements:Bi, O, V
All elements listed in formula:Bi, O, V

Relationship of Clinobisvanite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.AD.05Nahpoite
Na
 
2
HPO
 
4
8.AD.10Monetite
CaHPO
 
4
8.AD.10Weilite
CaHAsO
 
4
8.AD.10Švenekite
Ca(H
 
2
AsO
 
4
)
 
2
8.AD.15Archerite
(K,NH
 
4
)[H
 
2
PO
 
4
]
8.AD.15Biphosphammite
(NH
 
4
,K)H
 
2
PO
 
4
8.AD.20Phosphammite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
HPO
 
4
8.AD.25Buchwaldite
NaCaPO
 
4
8.AD.30Schultenite
PbHAsO
 
4
8.AD.35Chernovite-(Y)
YAsO
 
4
8.AD.35Dreyerite
BiVO
 
4
8.AD.35Wakefieldite-(Ce)
(Ce,Pb)VO
 
4
8.AD.35Wakefieldite-(Y)
YVO
 
4
8.AD.35Xenotime-(Y)
YPO
 
4
8.AD.35Pretulite
ScPO
 
4
8.AD.35Xenotime-(Yb)
YbPO
 
4
8.AD.40Pucherite
BiVO
 
4
8.AD.45Ximengite
BiPO
 
4
8.AD.50Gasparite-(Ce)
(Ce,REE)AsO
 
4
8.AD.50Monazite-(Ce)
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
 
4
8.AD.50Monazite-(La)
(La,Ce,Nd)PO
 
4
8.AD.50Monazite-(Nd)
(Nd,La,Ce)PO
 
4
8.AD.50Rooseveltite
BiAsO
 
4
8.AD.50Cheralite
(Ca,Ce)(Th,Ce)[PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.AD.50Monazite-(Sm)
(Sm,Gd,Ce,Th)(PO
 
4
)
8.AD.55Tetrarooseveltite
Bi(AsO
 
4
)
8.AD.60Chursinite
(Hg-Hg)
 
0.5
Hg
2+
 
[AsO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
21.3.1Steigerite
AlVO
 
4
·3H
 
2
O
21.3.2Alvanite
(Zn,Ni)Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
12
|V
 
2
O
 
6
] · 2H
 
2
O
21.3.3Metaschoderite
Al
 
2
PO
 
4
VO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
21.3.4Schoderite
Al
 
2
PO
 
4
VO
 
4
·8H
 
2
O
21.3.5Satpaevite
Al
 
12
V
 
2
V
 
6
O
 
37
·30H
 
2
O
21.3.6Vanalite
NaAl
 
8
V
 
10
O
 
38
·30H
 
2
O
21.3.7Wakefieldite-(Ce)
(Ce,Pb)VO
 
4
21.3.7Wakefieldite-(Y)
YVO
 
4
21.3.8Chervetite
Pb
 
2
[V
 
2
O
 
7
]
21.3.9Mottramite
Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
 
4
]
21.3.10Descloizite
Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
 
4
]
21.3.11Dreyerite
BiVO
 
4
21.3.11Pucherite
BiVO
 
4
21.3.12Schumacherite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
21.3.13Namibite
Cu(BiO)
 
2
(VO
 
4
)(OH)
21.3.14Pottsite
HPbBi(VO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
21.3.15Duhamelite
(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu[(OH,O)|VO
 
4
]

Other Names for Clinobisvanite

Synonyms:
IMA1973-040
Other Languages:
German:Clinobisvanit
Klinobisvanit
Spanish:Clinobisvanita

Other Information

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

References for Clinobisvanite

Reference List:Bridge, P. J.; Pryce, M. W. (1974): Clinobisvanite, monoclinic bismuth vanadate (BiVO4), a new mineral from Yinnietharra, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 847-849.

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    Localities for Clinobisvanite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Argentina
     
    • Córdoba
      • Las Tapias
        • Cerro Achala
      • Punilla Department
        • Tanti
    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Eyre peninsula
        • Middleback Range
          • Iron Knob
    		Australian Jour.Min. v.6, no. 1
      • Flinders Ranges
        • North Flinders Ranges
          • Arkaroola area
    		Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte und Abhandlungen (2002): 9, 401-411.
    • Western Australia
      • Nepean
    		Eugene Carmichael collection (as "Londonderry Quarry")
      • Pilbara Region
        • Yinnietharra Station
    		Min Mag 1974, 847-9
    China
     
    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Yili Hasake (Ili Kazakh) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Aletai (Altay) Prefecture
          • Fuyun Co.
    		Mineralog. Zhurnal (1983) 5, 82-86
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		U. Kolitsch, J. Gröbner, G. Blaß, H.-W. Graf und A. Pring (2005): Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald (II): Dreyerit, Gasparit-(Ce), Klinobisvanit, Kobaltkoritnigit, Metatyuyamunit, Roscoelith, Sengierit, Vésigniéit und Wakefieldit. Lapis 30 (9), 35-39; 58. (in German)
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Bensheim
          • Reichenbach
            • Borstein
            • Hohenstein
    		Lapis 25(2), 13-30 (2000)
    Lapis, 12 (10), 23-32+58.
    • Thuringia
      • Vogtland
        • Hirschberg
          • Ullersreuth
    		T. Witzke et al.: Lapis 2001(12), 13-27
    Japan
     
    • Kyushu Island
      • Fukuoka Prefecture
    		Matsubara, S. and Miyawaki, R. (2006) Catalogue of Japanese Minerals. (National Science Museum, Tokyo)
    Madagascar
     
    • Antananarivo Province
      • Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region)
        • Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Bity (Ibity) area)
          • Manandona Valley
    		Extra Lapis nr 17. Madagascar p 4 (german edition)]
    Mozambique
     
    • Zambezia Province
      • Alto Ligonha District
    		No reference listed
    Namibia
     
    • Kunene Region
      • Damaraland District
    		[MinRecord 29:164]
          • Copper Valley
    		Gerhard Niedermayr: Mesopotamia 504 - die Typlokalität des Namibit
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Dos Cabezas Mts
          • Dos Cabezas (Two Heads) District
            • Comstock Mine area
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 176.
    • California
      • Plumas Co.
        • Last Chance District
          • Spring Creek area
    		Mineralogical Record (In press)
    Mineralogical Record (In press)
      • Riverside Co.
        • Fontana
    		MinRec 15:273-290
      • San Diego Co.
    		Foord, E. E. (1996): Clinobisvanite, eulytite, and namibite from the Pala pegmatite district, San Diego Co., California, USA. Miner. Mag. 60, 387.
          • Chief Mountain
    		Mineralogical Record (2002): 33(5): 388.
          • Hiriart Mountain (Heriart; Heriot; Hiriat Hill)
    		[MinRecord 29:164]
    • Nevada
      • Churchill Co.
        • Chalk Mountain District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Lander Co.
        • Spencer Hot Springs District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Custer
    		R&M 75:3 pp 156-169
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