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Navajoite Mineral Data
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General Navajoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
V2O5•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 235.93 gm |
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Vanadium 43.18 % V 77.09 % V2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.56 % H 22.91 % H2O |
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Oxygen 54.25 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
V5+2O5•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Highly oxidized portion of a Colorado Plateau-type U-V deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
| Locality: |
Monument No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Apache Co., Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Navajo Indians, on whose reservation the mineral was first found. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Navajoite + Pronunciation  |
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