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Haggite Mineral Data
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General Haggite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
V2O2(OH)3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 184.90 gm |
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Vanadium 55.10 % V 81.06 % V2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.64 % H 14.61 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.26 % O |
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100.00 % 95.67 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
V3+2O2(OH)3 |
| Environment: |
In the oxidized zone of Colorado Plateau-type U-V deposits. Intimately intergrown with other vanadium oxide hydrates. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1958 |
| Locality: |
In sandstone from a drill core at 55 m from near Carlile, Crook County, Wyoming, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Gunnar Hagg (1903-), chemist and crystallographer, of the University of Uppsala, Sweden. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Haggite  |
| Synonym: |
Haeggite |
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