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General Paramontroseite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: VO2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 82.94 gm
   Vanadium  61.42 %  V   100.00 % VO2
   Oxygen    38.58 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: V4+O2
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 22303
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Paramontroseite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5205:1:0.3094
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.905, b = 9.422, c = 2.916, Z = 4; V = 134.76 Den(Calc)= 4.09
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.39(1), 2.649(0.5), 4.35(0.35),
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Evans H T , Mrose M E , American Mineralogist , 40 (1955) p.861-875, A crystal chemical study of montroseite and paramontroseite.

 

Physical Properties of Paramontroseite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Good
Help on Color: Color: Black.
Help on Density: Density: 4
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Luster: Luster: Sub Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Optical Properties of Paramontroseite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 2.61 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.393) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.57 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.393) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Paramontroseite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.85 gm/cc
note: rParamontroseite =4.09 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00172
Boson Index = 0.99828
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEParamontroseite = 11.95 barns/electron
U=PEParamontroseite x relectron= 45.98 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Paramontroseite is Not Radioactive

 

Paramontroseite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 4.4.11.1 (4)Simple Oxides
  (4.4)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2)
  (4.4.11)Dana Group
 
4.4.11.1 Paramontroseite VO2 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/F.08-30 IV - Oxides
  IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure
  IV/F.08 - Tivanite - Paramontroseite series (V3+ oxides)
 
IV/F.08-10 Tivanite VTiO3(OH) P 21/c 2/m
 
IV/F.08-20 Montroseite (V,Fe,V)O(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/F.08-30 Paramontroseite VO2 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Paramontroseite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Paramontroseite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Paramontroseite

VO2
Dana No: 4.4.11.1 Strunz No: IV/F.08-30
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