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Coulsonite Mineral Data
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General Coulsonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++V+++2O4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 221.73 gm |
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Vanadium 45.95 % V 67.60 % V2O3 |
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Iron 25.19 % Fe 32.40 % FeO |
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Oxygen 28.86 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+V3+2O4 |
| Environment: |
Veinlets of magnetite, with silicate minerals, cutting metamorphosed andesite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 |
| Locality: |
Buena Vista Hills, 32 km southeast of Lovelock, Mineral Basin district, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Arthur Lennox Coulson (1898-?), geologist of the Indian Geological Survey. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 28962 |
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PDF 15-122 |
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