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Paramontroseite

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Sunday Mine, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA
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Formula:
VO
 
2
System:OrthorhombicColour:Black
This page provides mineralogical data about Paramontroseite.

Classification of Paramontroseite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/F.08-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.DB.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:4.4.11.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
4 : AX2
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.12.3

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta
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Type Occurrence of Paramontroseite

Type Locality:Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA
Year of Discovery:1955

Physical Properties of Paramontroseite

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Black

Crystallography of Paramontroseite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 4.9Å, b = 9.42Å, c = 2.91Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.52 : 1 : 0.309
Unit Cell Volume:V 134.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Paramontroseite

Formula:
VO
 
2
Essential elements:O, V
All elements listed in formula:O, V

Relationship of Paramontroseite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
4.DB.05Argutite
GeO
 
2
4.DB.05Cassiterite
SnO
 
2
4.DB.05Plattnerite
PbO
 
2
4.DB.05Pyrolusite
MnO
 
2
4.DB.05Rutile
TiO
 
2
4.DB.05Tripuhyite
Fe
3+
 
Sb
5+
 
O
 
4
4.DB.05Tugarinovite
MoO
 
2
4.DB.05Varlamoffite
(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)
 
2
4.DB.10Byströmite
MgSb
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.10Tapiolite-(Fe)
(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.10Tapiolite-(Mn)
(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.10Ordoñezite
ZnSb
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.15Akhtenskite
ε-Mn
4+
 
O
 
2
4.DB.15Nsutite
(Mn
4+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)(O,OH)
 
2
4.DB.15Ramsdellite
Mn
4+
 
O
 
2
4.DB.20Scrutinyite
alpha-PbO
 
2
4.DB.25Ishikawaite
U
4+
 
Fe
2+
 
Nb
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.25Ixiolite
(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)
 
4
O
 
8
4.DB.25Samarskite-(Y)
(Y,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,U,Th,Ca)
 
2
(Nb,Ta)
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.25Srilankite
Ti
 
2
ZrO
 
6
4.DB.25Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Y(U
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)Nb
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.25Calciosamarskite
(Ca,Fe
3+
 
,Y)
 
2
(Nb,Ta,Ti)
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.25Iwashiroite-(Y)
Y(Ta,Nb)O
 
4
4.DB.25Samarskite-(Yb)
(Yb,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
(Nb,Ta)
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.25Písekite-(Y)
4.DB.30Ferberite
FeWO
 
4
4.DB.30Hübnerite
MnWO
 
4
4.DB.30Sanmartinite
(Zn,Fe)WO
 
4
4.DB.30Krasnoselskite
CoWO
 
4
4.DB.35Columbite-(Fe)
FeNb
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.35Tantalite-(Fe)
FeTa
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.35Columbite-(Mn)
(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.35Tantalite-(Mn)
MnTa
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.35Columbite-(Mg)
(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.35Qitianlingite
(Fe,Mn)
 
2
(Nb,Ta)
 
2
WO
 
10
4.DB.35Magnocolumbite
4.DB.35Tantalite-(Mg)
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Ta,Nb)
 
2
O
 
6
4.DB.40Ferrowodginite
FeSnTa
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.40Lithiotantite
Li(Ta,Nb)
 
3
O
 
8
4.DB.40Lithiowodginite
LiTa
 
3
O
 
8
4.DB.40Titanowodginite
MnTiTa
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.40Wodginite
Mn(Sn,Ta)Ta
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.40Ferrotitanowodginite
Fe
2+
 
TiTa
 
2
O
 
8
4.DB.45Tivanite
VTiO
 
3
(OH)
4.DB.50Carmichaelite
(Ti,Cr,Fe)[O
 
2-x
(OH)
 
x
]
4.DB.55Alumotantite
AlTaO
 
4
4.DB.60Biehlite
((Sb,As)O)
 
2
[MoO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
7.12.1Montroseite
(V,Fe)O(OH)
7.12.2 Scherbinaite
V
 
2
O
 
5
7.12.4Häggite
V
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
3
7.12.5Duttonite
VO(OH)
 
2
7.12.6Doloresite
3V
 
2
O
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
7.12.7Lenoblite
V
 
2
O
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
7.12.8Navajoite
V
 
2
O
 
5
 · 3H
 
2
O
7.12.9Vanoxite
V
 
6
O
 
13
·8H
 
2
O
7.12.10Bariandite
Al
 
3
[(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
)
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
10
 · 45H
 
2
O
7.12.11Corvusite
V
 
7
O
 
20
·nH
 
2
O
7.12.12Simplotite
CaV
 
4
O
 
9
·5H
 
2
O
7.12.13Kyzylkumite
V
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
7.12.14Schreyerite
V
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
7.12.15Berdesinskiite
V
3+
2
TiO
 
5
7.12.16Tivanite
VTiO
 
3
(OH)
7.12.17Mannardite
Ba
 
x
Ti
 
8-2x
V
 
2x
O
 
16
·2-xH
 
2
O
7.12.18Karelianite
V
 
2
O
 
3
7.12.19Coulsonite
FeV
 
2
O
 
4
7.12.20Nolanite
(V,Fe,Fe,Ti)
 
10
O
 
14
(OH)
 
2
7.12.21Vuorelainenite
(Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)
 
2
O
 
4
7.12.22Tantite
Ta
 
2
O
 
5
7.12.23Kimrobinsonite
(Ta,Nb)(OH)
 
5-2x
(O,CO
 
3
)
 
x
 x near 1.2

Other Names for Paramontroseite

German names:
Paramontroseit
Russian names:
Парамонтрозеит
Spanish names:
Paramontroseita

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 Paramontroseite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1953): 38: 1242-1250.

American Mineralogist (1955): 40: 861-875.

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    Localities for Paramontroseite

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    UK
     
    • England
      • Devon
        • East Devon
    		Pers Comm
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Apache Co.
        • Navajo Indian Reservation
          • Monument Valley
            • Monument No. 2 channel
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 321; Evensen, C.G. & I.B. Gray (1958), Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, AZ and UT, Econ. Geol.: 53: 639-662; Young, R.G. (1964), Distribution of uranium deposits in the White Canyon-Monument Valley district, UT-AZ, Econ.Geol.: 59: 850-973; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 36.
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring Co.
    • Colorado
      • Mesa Co.
        • Beaver Mesa
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
      • Montrose Co.
        • Uravan District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
          • Bull Canyon
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
          • Paradox Valley
    		Am Min 40 (1955), 861; "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 358, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997
    Minerals of Colorado 2nd ed.
    USGS Prof Paper 320
    USGS Prof Paper 320
      • San Miguel Co.
    		Min News (1987) 3:9 p 5-6
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola Co.
        • Grants District
    		Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
          • Poison Canyon Area
    		NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
      • McKinley Co.
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd Rev. Ed., 1996
          • Ambrosia Lake area
    		NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River Co.
    		R&M 75:3 pp 156-169
    SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
    • Utah
      • Emery Co.
        • San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell)
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
      • Grand Co.
        • Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons)
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
          • Parco Mine Group
      • San Juan Co.
        • Big Indian District (Big Indian Wash - Lisbon Valley Area)
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
        • Paradox Valley
          • Paradox Valley District
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
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