Duttonite Mineral Data

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General Duttonite Information

Chemical Formula:

V++++O(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 100.96 gm

Vanadium 50.46 % V 82.16 % VO₂

Hydrogen 2.00 % H 17.84 % H₂O

Oxygen 47.54 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

V⁴⁺O(OH)₂

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 16727

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Duttonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.2278:1:1.5088

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.8, b = 3.95, c = 5.96, Z = 4; beta = 90.67° V = 207.16 Den(Calc)= 3.24

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: I2/c

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.4(1), 3.61(0.85), 1.838(0.21),

Physical Properties of Duttonite

Cleavage:

[100] Distinct

Color:

Light brown.

Density:

3.24

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Optical Properties of Duttonite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3835) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Duttonite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.15 gm/cc
note: r_Duttonite=3.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00149
Boson Index = 0.99851

Photoelectric:

PE_Duttonite= 9.59 barns/electron
U=PE_Duttonite x r_electron= 30.15 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Duttonite is Not Radioactive

Duttonite Classification

Dana Class:

6.2.7.1 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(6.2)where X++ (OH)2

(6.2.7)Dana Group

6.2.7.1 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/G.08-30 IV - Oxides

IV/G - Vanadiumoxides (with V4+/5+) Layered vanadates

IV/G.08 - Heggite - Lenoblite series

IV/G.08-10 Haggite V2O2(OH)3 C 2/m 2/m

IV/G.08-20 Doloresite H8V6O16 C 2/m 2/m

IV/G.08-30 Duttonite VO(OH)2 I2/c 2/m

IV/G.08-40 Lenoblite V2O4·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Duttonite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Duttonite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Duttonite

V++++O(OH)2
Dana No: 6.2.7.1 Strunz No: IV/G.08-30
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