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Duttonite Mineral Data
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General Duttonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
V++++O(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 100.96 gm |
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Vanadium 50.46 % V 82.16 % VO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.00 % H 17.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.54 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
V4+O(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral formed by the low-temperature hydrothermal alteration of vanadium-bearing minerals. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
| Locality: |
Peanut mine, Bull Canyon area, Uravan district, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Clarence Edward Dutton (1841-1912), American geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, an early worker on the Colorado Plateau. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Duttonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16727 |
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PDF 10-377 |
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Duttonite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.2278:1:1.5088 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.8, b = 3.95, c = 5.96, Z = 4; beta = 90.67° V = 207.16 Den(Calc)= 3.24 |
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: I2/c |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.4(1), 3.61(0.85), 1.838(0.21), |
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Physical Properties of Duttonite
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| Cleavage: |
{100} Distinct |
| Color: |
Light brown. |
| Density: |
3.24 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
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Optical Properties of Duttonite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Duttonite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Duttonite =3.24 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0014926888
Boson Index = 0.9985073112 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEDuttonite = 9.59 barns/electron
U=PEDuttonite x rElectron Density= 30.15 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Duttonite is Not Radioactive |
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Duttonite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
06.02.07.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl |
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(06.02)where X++ (OH)2 |
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(06.02.07)Dana Group |
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06.02.07.01 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
04.HE.35 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates |
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04.HE -Phyllovanadates |
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04.HE.35 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m |
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Other Duttonite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Duttonite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Duttonite
V++++O(OH)2
Dana No: 06.02.07.01 Strunz No: 04.HE.35
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