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Goldmanite Mineral Data
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General Goldmanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3(V,Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 484.97 gm |
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Calcium 24.79 % Ca 34.69 % CaO |
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Aluminum 3.34 % Al 6.31 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 12.60 % V 18.54 % V2O3 |
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Iron 2.30 % Fe 3.29 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 17.37 % Si 37.17 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 39.59 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3V3+1.2Al0.6Fe3+0.2(SiO4)3 |
| Environment: |
Vanadium rich clay found in a metamorphosed uranium-vanadium deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1964 |
| Locality: |
Unnamed prospect pit in the Sandy or South Laguna Mine, Laguna uranium district, Valencia county, New Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The name honors Macus I. Goldman, a sedimentary petrologist with the U. S. Geological Survey. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Goldmanite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27369 |
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