General Grantsite Information![]() Na4CaxV++++2xV+++++12-2xO32•8(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,379.40 gm |
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Sodium 6.67 % Na 8.99 % Na2O |
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Calcium 1.45 % Ca 2.03 % CaO |
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Vanadium 44.32 % V 6.01 % VO2 / 72.52 % V2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.17 % H 10.45 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.40 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Na4Ca0.5V4+V5+11O32•8(H2O) |
![]() Sandstone-hosted uranium-vanadium deposits. |
![]() Approved IMA 1961 |
![]() F-33 mine (T12N-R9W Sec 33) 10 km NE of Grants, Valencia County, New Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named after the town of Grants, New Mexico. |
![]() Grantsite + Pronunciation |
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Grantsite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =4.8736:1:3.4472 |
![]() a = 17.545, b = 3.6, c = 12.41, Z = 1; beta = 95.25° V = 780.55 Den(Calc)= 2.93 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 8.74(1), 3.61(0.3), 12.4(0.18), |
| Physical Properties of Grantsite![]() Green black, Dark green, Olive green. |
![]() 2.94 |
![]() Elastic - Fragments which spring back after bending. |
![]() Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite). |
![]() Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. |
![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
![]() 1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum |
![]() Silky |
![]() brownish green |
| Optical Properties of Grantsite![]() CI meas= 0.147 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.144 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2799,KPDmeas= 0.2789,KC= 0.3271 Ncalc = 1.96 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.82 |
| Calculated Properties of Grantsite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.83 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Grantsite =2.93 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0013519693 |
Boson Index = 0.9986480307 ![]() PEGrantsite = 8.76 barns/electron |
U=PEGrantsite x rElectron Density= 24.78 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Grantsite is Not Radioactive | Grantsite Classification![]() 47.03.01.05 (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.55 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 Grantsite Information![]() NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Grantsite : |
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 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info Search for Grantsite using: Visit our Advertisers for Grantsite : A Bijoux Google Search for GrantsiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Grantsite Cape Minerals Google Search for Grantsite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Grantsite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Grantsite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Grantsite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Grantsite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Grantsite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Grantsite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Grantsite Ask about Grantsite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Grantsite Specimen Label here :
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