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Turanite Mineral Data
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General Turanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 615.09 gm |
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Vanadium 16.56 % V 29.57 % V2O5 |
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Copper 51.35 % Cu 64.27 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 0.67 % H 5.97 % H2O |
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Oxygen 31.42 % O |
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100.00 % 99.82 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu4.97(VO4)2(OH)4.08 |
| Environment: |
Found with V and U minerals in cavities in barite from a limestone. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 |
| Locality: |
Tyuya Nuyun, Ferghana, Turan Region, Uzbekistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Turanite  |
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Turanite Image |
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Turanite
Comments: The holotype specimen of botryodal, olive green turanite (#3578) in a cavite in white barite from the collection of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum (Moscow, Russia). (CanMin, v 42, p732).
Location: Tyuya-Muyun Ra-U deposit, the Alai Ridge foothills, Osh district, Kyrgyzstan.
Scale: Specimen size 4.5 x 7.5 cm.
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Turanite
Comments: SEM image of turanite crystals (a) parallel intergrown crystals.
Location: Tyuya-Muyun Ra-U deposit, the Alai Ridge foothills, Osh district, Kyrgyzstan.
Scale: See ImaGE.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Turanite Crystallography
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| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.96(1), 7.25(0.8), 2.56(0.6),2.7(0.4), 1.97(0.3), 2.11(0.3), 2.29(0.3), 2.47(0.3), |
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Physical Properties of Turanite
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| Color: |
Olive green. |
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Optical Properties of Turanite
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.228,KC= 0.2301
Ncalc = 2.02 |
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Calculated Properties of Turanite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.19 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Turanite =4.43 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0005659241
Boson Index = 0.9994340759 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETuranite = 26.09 barns/electron
U=PETuranite x rElectron Density= 109.31 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Turanite is Not Radioactive |
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Turanite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
41.04.04.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(41.04)where (A B)5 (XO4)2 Zq |
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(41.04.04)Dana Group |
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41.04.04.01 Turanite Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 P1 1 |
| Strunz Class: |
08.BB.70 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BB -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 � 1:1 |
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08.BB.70 Turanite Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 P1 1 |
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Other Turanite Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Turanite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Turanite
Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4
Dana No: 41.04.04.01 Strunz No: 08.BB.70
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