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Alaite

Formula:
V
 
2
O
 
5
·H
 
2
O
Colour:Dark blood-red
Name:After the locality of Tyuya-Muyun, in the Alai Mountains, Turkestan.


Uncertain hydrated vanadic oxide

Classification of Alaite

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Physical Properties of Alaite

Colour:Dark blood-red

Chemical Properties of Alaite

Formula:
V
 
2
O
 
5
·H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, O, V
All elements listed in formula:H, O, V

Other Names for Alaite

Synonyms:
Aloite
Other Languages:
German:Alait
Aloit
Spanish:Alaita
Aloita

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 Alaite

Reference List:Nenadkevich, K.A. (1909): Turanite and alaite, two new vanadium minerals. Izv. Imp. Akad. Nauk, 3, 185-187.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 603.

Annenkova, G.A., Organova, N.I., Rudnitskaya, E.S., Platonov, A.N., Dobrovolskaya, M.G., Dmitrik, A.L. (1976): Alaite from the funds of the Mineralogical Museum USSR AS. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh SSSR, 25, 117-123.

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    Localities for Alaite

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    Kyrgyzstan
     
    • Osh Oblast
      • Alai (Alay) Range
    		[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index, 3rd Edition"]
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