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Pintadoite

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Frisco No. 2 claim, Pintado Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
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Formula:
Ca
 
2
V
 
2
O
 
7
·9H
 
2
O
Colour:Light to dark green
Name:After the locality in the Pintado Canyon (Cañon Pintado), Utah, USA.


A secondary minerals occurring as efflorescences on sandstone in protected outcrops.

Classification of Pintadoite

IMA status:Questionable/Doubtful 1914
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/C.26-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.FC.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
F : Polyphosphates, Polyarsenates, [4]-Polyvanadates
C : Polyphosphates, etc., with H2O only
Dana 8th edition ID:47.4.3.1

47 : VANADIUM OXYSALTS
4 : Vanadium Bronzes
Hey's CIM Ref.:21.2.5

21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
2 : Vanadates of Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba
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Type Occurrence of Pintadoite

Type Locality:Frisco No. 2 claim, Pintado Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:Efflorescences
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: #98962. U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA: #R5714, 93657.
Year of Discovery:1914
Geological Setting of type material:McElmo Sandstone.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
QuartzGypsum

Physical Properties of Pintadoite

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Light to dark green

Crystallography of Pintadoite

Morphology:Occurs as crusts and stains. Twinned, lathlike crystals result from solution after dissolved in water.

Optical Data of Pintadoite

Type:Uniaxial
Pleochroism:Weak
Comments:In yellow-greens.

Chemical Properties of Pintadoite

Formula:
Ca
 
2
V
 
2
O
 
7
·9H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ca, H, O, V
All elements listed in formula:Ca, H, O, V

Relationship of Pintadoite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.FC.05Fianelite
Mn
2+
2
V
5+
 
(V
5+
 
,As
5+
 
)O
 
7
·2H
 
2
O
8.FC.10Canaphite
CaNa
 
2
[P
 
2
O
 
7
] ·4H
 
2
O
8.FC.20Arnhemite
(K,Na)
 
4
Mg
 
2
(P
 
2
O
 
7
)·5H
 
2
O
8.FC.25Wooldridgeite
CaNa
 
2
Cu
2+
2
[P
 
2
O
 
7
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.FC.30Kanonerovite
MnNa
 
3
P
 
3
O
 
10
 * 12 H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
21.2.1Metarossite
Ca[V
 
2
O
 
6
] · 2H
 
2
O
21.2.2Rossite
Ca[V
 
2
O
 
6
] · 4H
 
2
O
21.2.3Metahewettite
Ca[V
 
2
O
 
6
|V
 
4
O
 
10
] · 3H
 
2
O
21.2.4Hewettite
Ca[V
 
2
O
 
6
|V
 
4
O
 
10
] · 9H
 
2
O
21.2.6Hendersonite
(Ca,Sr)
 
x
(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
)
 
12
O
 
32
·12H
 
2
O (x about 2.6)
21.2.7Fernandinite
(Ca,K)[(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
21.2.8Pascoite
Ca
 
3
[V
 
10
O
 
28
] · 17H
 
2
O
21.2.9Sherwoodite
Ca
 
9
Al
 
2
V
 
4
V
 
24
O
 
80
·56H
 
2
O
21.2.10Melanovanadite
Ca
 
2
V
 
4
V
 
6
O
 
25
·nH
 
2
O
21.2.11Grantsite
(Na
 
2
,Ca)[V
 
2
O
 
6
|(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
)
 
4
O
 
10
] · 4H
 
2
O
21.2.12Hummerite
K
 
2
Mg
 
2
[V
 
10
O
 
28
] · 16H
 
2
O
21.2.13Metadelrioite
CaSr[(OH)
 
2
|V
 
2
O
 
6
]
21.2.14Delrioite
CaSr[(OH)
 
2
|V
 
2
O
 
6
] · 3H
 
2
O
21.2.15Straczekite
(Ca,K,Ba)V
 
8
O
 
20
·3H
 
2
O
21.2.16Gamagarite
Ba
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
)[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]

Other Names for Pintadoite

Other Languages:
German:Pintadoit
Spanish:Pintadoita

Other Information

Other Information:Slowly soluble in water.
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 Pintadoite

Reference List:Hess, F.L. & Schaller, W.T. (1914): Pintadoite and Uvanite, two new vanadium minerals from Utah : A preliminary note. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 4, 576-579.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume II: 1053.

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    Localities for Pintadoite

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    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Apache Co.
        • Lukachukai Mts
    		Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 78.
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 78.
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 78.
    • Colorado
      • Montezuma Co.
        • McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Montrose Co.
        • Uravan District
          • Paradox Valley
    		Dana 7:I:602.
      • San Miguel Co.
    		Min News (1987) 3:9 p 5-6
    • Nevada
      • Eureka Co.
        • Gibellini District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • Utah
      • Emery Co.
        • San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell)
      • San Juan Co.
        • Pintado Canyon
    		Hess, F.L. & Schaller, W.T. (1914): Pintadoite and Uvanite, two new vanadium minerals from Utah : A preliminary note. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 4, 576-579.
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