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Rakovanite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Saint Jude Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Saint Jude Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Rakovanite

Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

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About RakovaniteHide

John Rakovan

Formula:

(NH₄)₃Na₃(V₁₀O₂₈) · 12H₂O

formerly given as Na₃(H₃V₁₀O₂₈)^.15H₂O; later, the ammonium ion was shown to be present and essential

Colour:

Orange

Lustre:

Sub-Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.407 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Pascoite Group > Pascoite Family Group

Name:

Named in honor of Professor John Rakovan (b. 1964), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for his contributions to the field of mineralogy.

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
ⓘ West Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

(Not to be confused with radovanite.)

Chemically similar to schindlerite. Also compare rowleyite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40447

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40447:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

c806c7cd-8ed5-476b-8991-d2eb72ae9b4d

IMA Classification of RakovaniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(NH₄)₃Na₃[V₁₀O₂₈] · 12H₂O

Approval year:

2010

First published:

2011

Classification of RakovaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.HC.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
H : V[5,6] Vanadates
C : [6]-Sorovanadates

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Rkv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of RakovaniteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of RakovaniteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Orange

Streak:

Orange-yellow

Hardness:

1 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.407 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of RakovaniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.776(5) n_β = 1.803(5) n_γ = 1.910(6)

2V:

Measured: 56° (1)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.134

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

r < v, strong, parallel

Optical Extinction:

X = b; Z ∧ c = 8° in obtuse β.

Pleochroism:

Strong

Comments:

X = light yellow; Y = orangish-yellow; Z = yellowish-orange.

Comments:

Absorption: Z > Y > X.
2Vz = 58(1)° [540 nm], 56(1)° [589 nm], and 53(1)° [650 nm].

Chemistry of RakovaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

(NH₄)₃Na₃(V₁₀O₂₈) · 12H₂O

formerly given as Na₃(H₃V₁₀O₂₈)^.15H₂O; later, the ammonium ion was shown to be present and essential

Elements listed:

H, N, Na, O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of RakovaniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.0248(17) Å, b = 17.121(3) Å, c = 18.140(3) Å
β = 106.242(8)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.702 : 1 : 1.06

Unit Cell V:

3,585.55 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals vary in habit from blocky to prismatic on [100], commonly exhibiting steps and striations parallel to [100].

Comment:

Space group P21/n.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018383	Rakovanite	Kampf A R, Hughes J M, Marty J, Gunter M E, Nash B (2011) Rakovanite, Na3{H3[V10O28]}15H2O, a new member of the pascoite family with a protonated decavanadate polyanion* The Canadian Mineralogist 49 595-604		2011	Synthetic	0	293
0018393	Rakovanite	Duraisamy T, Ramanan A, Vittal J J (2000) Novel self-assembled decavanadate clusters forming 1D molecular chains and 2D molecular arrays: [HMTA-H...H2O][HMTA-CH2OH][H3V10O28{Na(H2O)4}]4H2O and [Na2(H2O)10] [H3V10O28 {Na(H2O)2}]3H2O Crystal Engineering 3 237-250		2000	Synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Rakovanite, Na3{H3[V10O28]}*15H2O, a new member of the
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O4   0.09490   0.03210   0.44620   0.02710
O5   0.31020   0.03440   0.04770   0.03150
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O10   0.17330  -0.12440   0.31152   0.01660
O11   0.05660  -0.19950   0.18870   0.01830
O12   0.05310  -0.05490   0.18740   0.01740
O13  -0.01070  -0.20590   0.31930   0.02200
O14  -0.01620  -0.04890   0.31780   0.02130
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O16   0.29110  -0.20090   0.43590   0.01920
O17   0.17750  -0.27860   0.31430   0.02090
O18   0.28640  -0.04400   0.43500   0.02000
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O20   0.36620  -0.19470   0.30950   0.01770
O21   0.36110  -0.05050   0.30770   0.01600
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O23   0.43330  -0.20050   0.18020   0.02170
O24   0.31740  -0.12390   0.05489   0.02380
O25   0.24030   0.03020   0.18190   0.01780
O26   0.13210  -0.20540   0.06090   0.02380
O27   0.12740  -0.04870   0.06060   0.02120
O28   0.25010  -0.27920   0.18510   0.02160
O29   0.38670   0.03150  -0.11120   0.04400
O30   0.37410   0.21510  -0.12250   0.03800
O31  -0.13940   0.24600   0.09800   0.04000
O32  -0.10750   0.05220   0.10080   0.04140
O33  -0.38400   0.12860   0.07650   0.04340
O34  -0.00710   0.14880   0.25510   0.04910
O35  -0.27630   0.21870   0.24230   0.04400
O36  -0.22990   0.02910   0.24810   0.03800
O37  -0.12030   0.12310   0.40460   0.03900
O38  -0.50300   0.10200   0.25210   0.04700
O39  -0.34140   0.00250   0.41060   0.04760
O40  -0.37790   0.19550   0.40150   0.04300
O41   0.17600   0.13020   0.59230   0.07100
O42   0.09070   0.15580   0.11000   0.04710
O43   0.09420  -0.39930   0.10800   0.05180
H29A   0.38200  -0.01280  -0.09700   0.03000
H29B   0.44500   0.04600  -0.12300   0.08000
H30A   0.42700   0.20300  -0.14000   0.06000
H30B   0.39300   0.26150  -0.11800   0.04000
H31A  -0.07800   0.26600   0.11800   0.04000
H31B  -0.12800   0.25300   0.05700   0.03000
H32A  -0.11500   0.04000   0.05630   0.00800
H32B  -0.07500   0.02500   0.12100   0.02000
H33A  -0.35800   0.14100   0.04100   0.08000
H33B  -0.43300   0.16300   0.06600   0.17000
H34A   0.04700   0.12000   0.27300   0.03000
H34B   0.02000   0.19100   0.26500   0.05000
H35A  -0.33700   0.24200   0.22400   0.02000
H35B  -0.24300   0.24400   0.28000   0.01800
H36A  -0.27800   0.00200   0.21800   0.06000
H36B  -0.16800   0.00900   0.27000   0.11000
H37A  -0.06200   0.10500   0.39600   0.04000
H37B  -0.10100   0.12300   0.45200   0.08000
H38A  -0.51000   0.06500   0.22600  -0.00900
H38B  -0.56000   0.12900   0.23600   0.07000
H39A  -0.38700  -0.03300   0.40900   0.02400
H39B  -0.32700   0.01900   0.45400   0.10000
H40A  -0.35500   0.18600   0.44700   0.08000
H40B  -0.41300   0.23500   0.38200   0.09000
H41A   0.21300   0.08800   0.59600   0.12000
H41B   0.11800   0.12600   0.60800   0.12000
H42A   0.13600   0.12000   0.13100   0.00800
H42B   0.08800   0.16700   0.06470   0.11000
H43A   0.06400  -0.44000   0.08700   0.33000
H43B   0.14900  -0.37100   0.12900   0.19000
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V2 0.01650 0.02340 0.01750 -0.00110 0.00350 0.00050
V3 0.02490 0.02060 0.01840 -0.00280 0.00650 0.00310
V4 0.02360 0.02110 0.01750 0.00110 0.00630 -0.00090
V5 0.02630 0.02370 0.01690 -0.00020 0.00650 0.00470
V6 0.02820 0.02140 0.01890 0.00110 0.00790 -0.00260
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V10 0.01960 0.01330 0.01760 0.00010 0.00430 0.00010
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Na3 0.03250 0.03280 0.03180 0.00380 0.00830 -0.00360
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O2 0.01610 0.02700 0.02400 0.00050 -0.00090 -0.00100
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O42 0.05300 0.04000 0.04300 0.01200 0.00600 0.01700
O43 0.05500 0.04000 0.05500 0.00000 0.00700 -0.00200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
11.270 Å	(100)
8.709 Å	(78)
7.696 Å	(81)
6.892 Å	(63)
3.445 Å	(24)
2.935 Å	(42)
2.798 Å	(31)
2.433 Å	(24)

Comments:

Slick Rock Mining District, Colorado, USA. The data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates]
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins	<0.4
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals	<10 Ka
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals

Type Occurrence of RakovaniteHide

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
ⓘ West Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Rakovanite is transparent orange, with an orange-yellow streak. Crystals of rakovanite are up to 1 mm in maximum dimension and vary in habit from blocky to prismatic on [100], commonly exhibiting steps and striations parallel to [100].

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The two cotype specimens used in the description of the mineral are housed in the mineral collection of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County under catalogue numbers 63357 and 63358.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Colorado Plateau, sandstone hosted, vanadium-uranium, role front type deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Munirite	Montroseite	Hughesite	Hewettite	Corvusite
Calcite	Paramontroseite	Pascoite	Rossite	Sherwoodite

Synonyms of RakovaniteHide

IMA2010-052

Relationship of Rakovanite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Pascoite Group > Pascoite Family Group

Other Members of this group:

Huemulite	Na₄Mg(V₁₀O₂₈) · 24H₂O	Tric.
Hummerite	K₂Mg₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 16H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Lasalite	Na₂Mg₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 20H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Magnesiopascoite	Ca₂Mg(V₁₀O₂₈) · 16H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Pascoite	Ca₂Ca(V₁₀O₂₈) · 17H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.HC.	Beckettite	Ca₂V₆Al₆O₂₀	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.	Ammoniolasalite	(NH₄)₂Mg₂(H₂O)₂₀] [V₁₀O₂₈]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.HC.	Protocaseyite	[Al₄(OH)₆(H₂O)₁₂][V₁₀O₂₈] · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.05	Pascoite	Ca₂Ca(V₁₀O₂₈) · 17H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
4.HC.05	Lasalite	Na₂Mg₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 20H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.HC.05	Magnesiopascoite	Ca₂Mg(V₁₀O₂₈) · 16H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.HC.05	Hughesite	Na₃Al(V₁₀O₂₈) · 22H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.05	Hydropascoite	Ca₃(V₁₀O₂₈) · 24H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.10	Hummerite	K₂Mg₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 16H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.15	Sherwoodite	Ca_5.5(AlV⁴⁺V⁵⁺₁₂O₃₉) · 28H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.HC.20	Bluestreakite	K₄Mg₂(V⁴⁺₂V⁵⁺₈O₂₈) · 14H₂O	Mon. 2/m
4.HC.25	Wernerbaurite	{(NH₄)₂[Ca₂(H₂O)₁₄](H₂O)₂}{V₁₀O₂₈}	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.25	Burroite	Ca₂(NH₄)₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 15H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.30	Caseyite	[(V⁵⁺O₂)Al_10-x(OH)_20-2x(H₂O)_18-2x]₂[H₂V⁴⁺V⁵⁺₉O₂₈][V⁵⁺₁₀O₂₈]₂(Na,K,Ca)_2-y(SO₄)_2-z · (60+8x+y+4z)H₂O (x = 0-2.5; y = 0-2; z = 0-2)	Mon.
4.HC.35	Gunterite	Na₄Ca(V₁₀O₂₈) · 20H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.HC.40	Kokinosite	Na₂Ca₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 24H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.45	Nashite	Na₃Ca₂[(V⁵⁺₉V⁴⁺)O₂₈] · 24H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
4.HC.50	Okieite	Mg₃[V₁₀O₂₈] · 28H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.HC.55	Postite	Mg(H₂O)₆Al₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₈(V₁₀O₂₈) · 13H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pccn
4.HC.60	Schindlerite	{(NH₄)₄Na₂(H₂O)₁₀}{V₁₀O₂₈}	Tric. 1 : P1

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IMA CNMMC Newsletter 56

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 7. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (1) 27-31 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.1.27

Kampf, A. R., Hughes, J. M., Marty, J., Gunter, M. E., Nash, B. (2011) Rakovanite, Na₃{H₃[V₁₀O₂₈]}·15H₂O, a new member of the pascoite family with a protonated decavanadate polyanion. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (2) 595-604 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.2.595

Kampf, Anthony R., Hughes, John M., Cooper, Mark A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Nash, Barbara P., Olds, Travis A., Adams, Paul M., Marty, Joe (2021) The pascoite family of minerals, including the redefinition of rakovanite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (4) 771-779 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000082

(2023) Rakovanite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Colorado San Miguel County Slick Rock Mining District ⓘ Saint Jude Mine	Collected by and in the collection of ...
ⓘ Sunday Mine (TL)	Williams et al. (2011) +1 other reference
ⓘ West Sunday Mine (TL)	Williams et al. (2011) +2 other references
Utah San Juan County La Sal Creek Mining District ⓘ Vanadium Queen Mine	Färber (n.d.)

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