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Kolovratite Mineral Data
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General Kolovratite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hydrous vanadate of Ni and Zn |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 196.67 gm |
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Vanadium 25.90 % V 46.24 % V2O5 |
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Zinc 24.94 % Zn 31.04 % ZnO |
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Nickel 7.46 % Ni 9.49 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 1.03 % H 9.16 % H2O |
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Oxygen 40.68 % O |
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100.00 % 95.93 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn0.75Ni0.25(VO4)•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In quartz schists and carbonaceous slates. An inadequately described mineral. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 |
| Locality: |
Kara-Chagyr and Uch-Kurgan, Ferghana, Turkestan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Lev S. Kolovrat-Chervinsky (1884-1921), a Russian physicist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kolovratite + Pronunciation  |
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