General Nolanite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 763.60 gm |
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Titanium 3.76 % Ti 6.28 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 1.06 % Al 2.00 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 46.03 % V 67.72 % V2O3 |
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Iron 15.36 % Fe 4.70 % FeO / 16.73 % Fe2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.36 % H2O |
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Oxygen 33.52 % O |
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100.00 % 99.79 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
V3+6.9Fe3+1.6Fe2+0.5Ti0.6Al0.3O14(OH)2 |
Environment: |
Hydrothermal uranium deposits. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
Locality: |
Fish-Hook Bay, Lake Athabaska, and at the Ace mine, Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. |
Synonym: |
ICSD 31215 |
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PDF 19-640 |
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Nolanite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.58296 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.846, c = 9.254, Z = 1; V = 273.89 Den(Calc)= 4.63 |
Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 63mc |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.44(1), 2.49(0.9), 2.66(0.9), |
Crystal Structure:
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Gatehouse B M , Grey I E , Nickel E H , American Mineralogist , 68 (1983) p.833-839, The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie,, Western Australia, sample: crystal # 1
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Physical Properties of Nolanite
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Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Black. |
Density: |
4.69 |
Diaphaniety: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. |
Habit: |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
Habit: |
Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit. |
Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade |
Luster: |
Sub Metallic |
Streak: |
brownish black |
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Optical Properties of Nolanite
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Dichroism (e): |
dark brown. |
Dichroism (w): |
deep blue. |
Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (?). |
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NCalc= 2.29 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2785) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.31 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2785) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
RL Anisotrophism: |
Moderate, light to dark gray. |
RL Color: |
Dark gray to dark grayish violet. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Nolanite in Air
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| 470 nm |
11.00 |
12.70 |

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| 546 nm |
11.80 |
13.50 |

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| 589 nm |
12.30 |
14.00 |

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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Nolanite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Nolanite
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Electron Density: |
relectron=4.37 gm/cc note: rNolanite =4.63 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00943 Boson Index = 0.99057 |
Photoelectric: |
PENolanite = 14.30 barns/electron U=PENolanite x relectron= 62.50 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nolanite is Not Radioactive |
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Nolanite Classification
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Dana Class: |
4.6.7.1 (4)Simple Oxides |
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(4.6)not classified |
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(4.6.7)Dana Group |
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4.6.7.1 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 63mc 6mm |
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4.6.7.2 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 63mc 6mm |
Strunz Class: |
IV/C.07-40 IV - Oxides |
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IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds) |
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IV/C.07 - Högbomite - Mengxianminite series |
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IV/C.07-10* Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S (Al,Fe,Fe,Mg,Ti,Zn)11O15(OH) P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-10** Magnesiohogbomite-2N3S (Mg,Fe)1.4Ti0.3Al4O8 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-10 Magnesiohogbomite-6N6S (Mg,Fe)1.4Ti0.3Al4O8 R 3m 3 2/m |
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IV/C.07-15 Zincohogbomite-2N2S! (Zn,Fe)(2-2x)(Ti)xAl4O8 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-17 Ferrohogbomite-2N2S! (Fe,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-20 Freudenbergite Na2Fe2Ti6O16 C 2/m 2/m |
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IV/C.07-30 Kamiokite Fe2Mo3O8 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-40 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-42 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 63mc 6mm |
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IV/C.07-45 Magnesionigerite-2N1S (Mg,Zn,Fe,Al)4(Sn,Fe)2Al10O22(OH)2 P 3m 3 2/m |
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IV/C.07-45* Magnesionigerite-6N6S (Mg,Zn,Fe,Al)4(Sn,Fe)2Al10O22(OH)2 Unk Trig |
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IV/C.07-50 Ferronigerite-2N1S (Zn,Mg,Fe)(Sn,Zn)2(Al,Fe)12O22(OH)2 P 3m or P 3m1 3 2/m
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IV/C.07-50* Ferronigerite-6N6S (Fe,Zn)4Sn2(Al,Fe)15O30(OH)2 R 3m 3 2/m |
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IV/C.07-60 Mengxianminite* (Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29 Unk Ortho |
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Other Nolanite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nolanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 -Athena
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4 - EUROmin Project
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6 -Google Scholar
7 -MinDAT
8 -MinMax(Deutsch)
9 -MinMax(English)
10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 -QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - WWW-MINCRYST
13 -École des Mines de Paris
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Nolanite
(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2
Dana No: 4.6.7.1 Strunz No: IV/C.07-40
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