General Rossite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaV2O6•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 310.02 gm |
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Calcium 12.93 % Ca 18.09 % CaO |
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Vanadium 32.86 % V 58.67 % V2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.60 % H 23.24 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.61 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaV5+2O6•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In veinlets in carnotite-bearing sandstone. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927 |
| Locality: |
M.E. O�Neil�s [Buckhorn] claim, Bull Pen Canyon, and at the Burro and Deremo-Snyder mines, Slick Rock district, San Miguel Co., Colorado Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Clarence Samuel Ross (1880-1975), American geologist and mineralogist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Rossite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 17001 |
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PDF 42-590 |
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