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Munirite

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Bhimber district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
© 2008, JGW




Formula:
NaVO
 
3
 · 1.9H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless; white, ...
Hardness:1 - 2
Name:
Named after Dr Munir Ahmad Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.


May dehydrate to metamunirite.

Classification of Munirite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/G.07-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.HD.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
H : V[5,6] Vanadates
D : Inovanadates
Dana 8th edition ID:47.1.3.1

47 : VANADIUM OXYSALTS
1 : Normal Anhydrous Vanadium Oxysalts
Hey's CIM Ref.:21.1.2

21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
1 : Vanadates of the alkalis and Cu
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Type Occurrence of Munirite

Type Locality:Bhimber district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Year of Discovery:1983

Physical Properties of Munirite

Colour:Colourless; white, tinged apple-green
Hardness (Mohs):1 - 2

Crystallography of Munirite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Optical Data of Munirite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.692 nβ = 1.757 nγ = 1.800
2V:Measured: 75° , Calculated: 74°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.108

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:High
Dispersion:weak to distinct

Chemical Properties of Munirite

Formula:
NaVO
 
3
 · 1.9H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Na, O, V
All elements listed in formula:H, Na, O, V

Relationship of Munirite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.HD.05Rossite
Ca(V
 
2
O
 
6
) · 4H
 
2
O
4.HD.10Metarossite
Ca(V
 
2
O
 
6
) · 2H
 
2
O
4.HD.20Metamunirite
NaVO
 
3
4.HD.25Dickthomssenite
Mg(V
 
2
O
 
6
) · 7H
 
2
O
4.HD.30Ansermetite
Mn
2+
 
(V
 
2
O
 
6
) · 4H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
21.1.1Metamunirite
NaVO
 
3
21.1.3Barnesite
(Na,Ca)V
 
6
O
 
16
 · 3H
 
2
O
21.1.4Bannermanite
(Na,K)
 
0.7
V
4+
0.7
V
5+
5.3
O
 
15
21.1.5Howardevansite
NaCuFe
 
2
(VO
 
4
)
 
3
21.1.6Huemulite
Na
 
4
Mg(V
 
10
O
 
28
) · 24H
 
2
O
21.1.7Blossite
α-Cu
 
2
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)
21.1.8Ziesite
β-Cu
 
2
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)
21.1.9Stoiberite
Cu
 
5
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
2
21.1.10Mcbirneyite
Cu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
21.1.11Fingerite
Cu
 
11
(VO
 
4
)
 
6
O
 
2
21.1.12Volborthite
Cu
 
3
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)(OH)
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
21.1.13Tangeite
CaCu(VO
 
4
)(OH)
21.1.14Vésigniéite
BaCu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
21.1.15Lyonsite
Cu
 
3
Fe
 
4
(VO
 
4
)
 
6

Other Names for Munirite

Synonyms:
IMA1982-038
Other Languages:
German:Munirit
Spanish:Munirita

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 Munirite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist (1984): 69: 812.

Mineralogical Magazine (1988): 52: 716-717.

American Mineralogist (1989): 74: 1404.

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    Pakistan
     
    • Azad Kashmir
    		K.A. Butt, K. Mahmood: Mineral. Mag. 47:391-392 (1983)
    South Africa
     
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      • Witbank
    		Cairncross, B. & Windisch, W. (1998): Microminerals from the Bushveld Complex South Africa. Mineralogical Record 29: 461-465
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