General Hendersonite Information![]() Ca1.3V6O16•6(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 721.83 gm |
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Calcium 7.22 % Ca 10.10 % CaO |
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Vanadium 42.34 % V 75.59 % V2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.68 % H 14.97 % H2O |
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Oxygen 48.76 % O |
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100.00 % 100.66 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca1.3V5+6O16•6(H2O) |
![]() Sandstone-hosted uranium-vanadium deposits. |
![]() Approved IMA 1962 |
![]() Eastside mines in San Juan County, New Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named after Edward P. Henderson of the U.S. National Museum, in recognition of his mineralogical studies of the vanadium-uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau. |
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| | Hendersonite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =3.454:1:5.2701 |
![]() a = 12.4, b = 3.59, c = 18.92, Z = 2; V = 842.24 Den(Calc)= 2.85 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 9.45(1), 3.113(0.36), 4.7(0.16), |
| Physical Properties of Hendersonite![]() Greenish black, Black. |
![]() 2.77 - 2.79, Average = 2.78 |
![]() Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite). |
![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
![]() Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
![]() 2.5 - Finger Nail |
![]() Adamantine - Pearly |
![]() brownish green |
| Optical Properties of Hendersonite![]() CI meas= -0.166 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.137 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.3743,KPDmeas= 0.3837,KC= 0.3291 Ncalc = 1.91 - 1.94 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=2, b=2.1, g=2.1, bire=0.1000, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=medium. |
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![]() brownish green. |
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| Calculated Properties of Hendersonite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.78 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Hendersonite =2.85 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0013926048 |
Boson Index = 0.9986073952 ![]() PEHendersonite = 8.94 barns/electron |
U=PEHendersonite x rElectron Density= 24.85 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Hendersonite is Not Radioactive | Hendersonite Classification![]() 47.03.01.04 (47)Vanadium Oxysalts |
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(47.03)(Hydrated) |
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(47.03.01)Hewettite Group |
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![]() 04.HG.50 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates |
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04.HG -Unclassified V oxides |
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| Other Hendersonite Information![]() NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
![]() Links to other databases for Hendersonite : |
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 Search for Hendersonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hendersonite : A Bijoux Google Search for HendersoniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Hendersonite Cape Minerals Google Search for Hendersonite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Hendersonite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Hendersonite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Hendersonite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Hendersonite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Hendersonite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Hendersonite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Hendersonite Ask about Hendersonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hendersonite Specimen Label here :
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