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Berdesinskiite Mineral Data
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General Berdesinskiite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
V+++2TiO5 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 229.76 gm |
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Titanium 20.84 % Ti 34.77 % TiO2 |
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Vanadium 44.34 % V 65.23 % V2O3 |
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Oxygen 34.82 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
V3+2TiO5 |
Environment: |
Weathered gneiss with kornerupine, schreyerite and tourmaline. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
Locality: |
Lasamba Hill, Kwale district, Voi, Kenya. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Waldemar Berdesinski (1911-1990), German mineralogist, University of Heidelberg. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Berdesinskiite + Pronunciation |
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Berdesinskiite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.9885:1:1.3827 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.11, b = 5.084, c = 7.03, Z = 4; beta = 111.46° V = 336.29 Den(Calc)= 4.54 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic Space Group: P 2/c or Pc |
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Physical Properties of Berdesinskiite
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Color: |
Black, Reddish brown. |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
black |
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Optical Properties of Berdesinskiite
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Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?) |
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NCalc= 2.45 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3186) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
RL Bireflectance: |
Weak. |
RL Color: |
Reddish brown. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Berdesinskiite in Air
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∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
400 nm |
16.60 |
17.10 |
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420 nm |
17.10 |
17.50 |
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440 nm |
17.40 |
18.00 |
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460 nm |
17.90 |
18.40 |
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480 nm |
18.30 |
18.90 |
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500 nm |
18.80 |
19.40 |
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520 nm |
19.20 |
19.80 |
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540 nm |
19.50 |
20.30 |
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560 nm |
19.80 |
20.80 |
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580 nm |
20.00 |
21.10 |
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600 nm |
20.30 |
21.30 |
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620 nm |
20.40 |
21.40 |
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640 nm |
20.50 |
21.50 |
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660 nm |
20.60 |
21.60 |
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680 nm |
20.40 |
21.60 |
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700 nm |
20.20 |
21.50 |
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Calculated Properties of Berdesinskiite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.27 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Berdesinskiite =4.54 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98 |
Photoelectric: |
PEBerdesinskiite = 12.13 barns/electron U=PEBerdesinskiite x rElectron Density= 51.78 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Berdesinskiite is Not Radioactive |
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Berdesinskiite Classification
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Dana Class: |
07.07.02.01 (07)Multiple Oxides |
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(07.07)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(07.07.02)Dana Group |
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07.07.02.01 Berdesinskiite V2TiO5 P 2/c or Pc Mono |
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07.07.02.02 Oxyvanite! V3O5 C 2/c 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
04.CB.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CB -With medium-sized cations |
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04.CB.30 Berdesinskiite V2TiO5 P 2/c or Pc Mono |
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04.CB.30 Oxyvanite! V3O5 C 2/c 2/m |
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Other Berdesinskiite Information
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References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Berdesinskiite :
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
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Berdesinskiite
V+++2TiO5
Dana No: 07.07.02.01 Strunz No: 04.CB.30
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