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Dreyerite Mineral Data
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General Dreyerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BiVO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 323.92 gm |
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Vanadium 15.73 % V 28.07 % V2O5 |
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Bismuth 64.52 % Bi 71.93 % Bi2O3 |
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Oxygen 19.76 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi(VO4) |
| Environment: |
Rhyolitic tuffs, intercalated with carbonaceous matter and silicified wood. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
| Locality: |
Hirschhorn, near Kaiserlautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Gerhard Dreyer, Assistant Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, who found the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Dreyerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100733 |
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PDF 14-133 |
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