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Vesignieite Mineral Data
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General Vesignieite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 591.86 gm |
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Barium 23.20 % Ba 25.91 % BaO |
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Vanadium 17.21 % V 30.73 % V2O5 |
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Copper 32.21 % Cu 40.32 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 0.34 % H 3.04 % H2O |
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Oxygen 27.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
Found as geodes in Mn ore at the locality. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
| Locality: |
Friedrichsroda, Thuringen, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the French mineral collector, Colonel Jean Paul Louis Vesignie (1870-1954) and former president of the Mineralgical Society of France. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Vesignieite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Calciovolborthite |
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ICSD 67726 |
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PDF 44-1469 |
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