Ankinovichite Mineral Data

General Ankinovichite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Ni,Zn)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12(H2O)2.5
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 602.70 gm
	Aluminum 17.91 % Al 33.83 % Al₂O₃
	Vanadium 15.89 % V 23.38 % V₂O₃
	Zinc 1.84 % Zn 2.30 % ZnO
	Iron 0.09 % Fe 0.12 % FeO
	Copper 0.21 % Cu 0.26 % CuO
	Silicon 0.28 % Si 0.60 % SiO₂
	Nickel 6.62 % Ni 8.43 % NiO
	Hydrogen 2.92 % H 26.09 % H₂O
	Oxygen 54.23 % O
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	100.00 % 95.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ni_0.68Zn_0.17Fe²⁺_0.01Cu_0.02Al₄Si_0.06VO3_1.88(OH)_12.12�2.67(H₂O)
Environment:	In vanadium-bearing schists.. Ni-dominant analogue of alvanite; structure determined.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Kara-Tau ridge at Kurumsk, 15 km south-southeast of Aksumbe, Kazakhstan and (2) Kara-Chagyr mountain, on the east side of the Isfairamsai river, near Valakish, 6 km south of Uch-Kurgon Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Ekaterina Alexandrovina Ankinovich (1911-1991) and her husband Stepan Gerasimovitch Ankinovich (1912-1985). Russian mineralogist and geologist.
Synonym:	IMA2002-063