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Oxyvanite

Formula:
V
 
3
O
 
5
System:Monoclinic


related to berdesinskiite

Classification of Oxyvanite

IMA status:Approved 2008
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.CB.30

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:7.7.2.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
7 : AB2X5
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Type Occurrence of Oxyvanite

Type Locality:Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Crystallography of Oxyvanite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 10.032(2) Å, b = 5.050(1) Å, c = 7.000(1) Å
β = 111.14(1)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.987 : 1 : 1.386
Unit Cell Volume:V 330.77 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.28 (5)
2.88 (5)
2.65 (5)
2.44 (5)
1.717 (75)
1.633 (5)
1.446 (4)

Chemical Properties of Oxyvanite

Formula:
V
 
3
O
 
5
Essential elements:O, V
All elements listed in formula:O, V

Relationship of Oxyvanite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.CB.05Brizziite
NaSb
5+
 
O
 
3
4.CB.05Corundum
Al
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.05Ecandrewsite
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)TiO
 
3
4.CB.05Eskolaite
Cr
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.05Geikielite
MgTiO
 
3
4.CB.05Hematite
Fe
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.05Ilmenite
Fe
2+
 
TiO
 
3
4.CB.05Karelianite
V
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.05Melanostibite
Mn
2+
 
(Sb
5+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
3
4.CB.05Pyrophanite
Mn
2+
 
TiO
 
3
4.CB.05Akimotoite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)SiO
 
3
4.CB.05Auroantimonate
AuSbO
 
3
4.CB.05Romanite
([],Pb,Ca)UFe
2+
2
(Ti,Fe
3+
 
)
 
6
Ti
 
12
O
 
38
4.CB.05UM1998-11-O-AuHSb
Au
 
2
SbO
 
2
(OH)
4.CB.05Tistarite
Ti
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.10Avicennite
Tl
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.10Bixbyite
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.15Armalcolite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Ti
 
2
O
 
5
4.CB.15Pseudobrookite
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
5
4.CB.15Mongshanite
(Mg,Cr,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
(Ti,Zr)
 
5
O
 
12
4.CB.20Zincohögbomite-2N2S
(Zn,Al,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Fe,Ti)
 
8
O
 
15
(OH)
4.CB.20Zincohögbomite-2N6S
(Zn,Al)
 
7
(Al,Fe,Ti,Mg)
 
16
O
 
31
(OH)
4.CB.20Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S
(Mg,Al,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Ti)
 
8
O
 
15
(OH)
4.CB.20Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S
(Mg,Fe,Zn,Ti)
 
3
(Al,Fe)
 
10
O
 
19
(OH)
4.CB.20Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S
(Mg,Al,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Fe,Ti)
 
8
O
 
15
(OH)
4.CB.20Ferrohögbomite-6N12S
(Fe,Mg,Zn)
 
4
(Al,Ti,Fe)
 
12
O
 
23
(OH)
4.CB.25Pseudorutile
Fe
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
4.CB.30Berdesinskiite
V
3+
2
TiO
 
5
4.CB.35Olkhonskite
(Cr,V)
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
4.CB.35Schreyerite
V
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
4.CB.40Kamiokite
Fe
 
2
Mo
 
3
O
 
8
4.CB.40Nolanite
(V,Fe,Fe,Ti)
 
10
O
 
14
(OH)
 
2
4.CB.40Rinmanite
Zn
 
2
Sb
 
2
Mg
 
2
Fe
 
4
O
 
14
(OH)
 
2
4.CB.45Claudetite
As
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.45Stibioclaudetite
AsSbO
 
3
4.CB.50Arsenolite
As
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.50Sénarmontite
Sb
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.55Valentinite
Sb
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.60Bismite
Bi
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.65Sphaerobismoite
Bi
 
2
O
 
3
4.CB.70Sillénite
Bi
 
12
SiO
 
20
4.CB.75Kyzylkumite
V
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
4.CB.80Tietaiyangite
Fe
3+
4
Fe
2+
 
TiO
 
9

Other Names for Oxyvanite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-044
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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 Oxyvanite

Reference List:Armbruster, T, et al. (2009), X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+, European J. Mineralogy 21,885-891(2009)

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    Localities for Oxyvanite

    (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.
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
          • Lake Baikal area
    		European J. Mineralogy 21,885(2009)
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