| Abstract: | Using type material of fernandinite from Minasragra, Peru, and corvusite from the Jack Claim, La Sal Mountains, Utah, the properties and crystal chemistry of these minerals have been determined by Rietveld analysis of the powder X-ray-diffraction patterns. The crystal structure of both species is isotypic with the V2O5 -type layer first found for ??-Ag0.68V2O5; it consists of chains of VO6 octahedra linked by opposite corners (parallel to b) condensed by edge-sharing to form the layer. The vanadium has average valence 4.8, and the resulting layer-charge is balanced by varying amounts of Ca, Na, and K in the interlayer region accompanied by labile water. This study has confirmed the validity of fernandinite as a unique mineral species. It is closely related to corvusite, from which it is distinguished on the basis of the dominant interlayer cation: Ca for fernandinite, Na for curvusite. -Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Evans, Jr, H. T.; Post, J. E.; Ross, D. R.; Nelen, J. A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Canadian Mineralogist |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fernandinite and corvusite; 1994; Article; Journal; Canadian Mineralogist; Evans, Jr, H. T.; Post, J. E.; Ross, D. R.; Nelen, J. A. |
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| Citation Year: | 1994 |
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| Text: | The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fernandinite and corvusite; 1994; Article; Journal; Canadian Mineralogist; Evans, Jr, H. T.; Post, J. E.; Ross, D. R.; Nelen, J. A. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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