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Duttonite Mineral Data
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General Duttonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
V++++O(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 100.96 gm |
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Vanadium 50.46 % V 82.16 % VO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.00 % H 17.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.54 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
V4+O(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral formed by the low-temperature hydrothermal alteration of vanadium-bearing minerals. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
| Locality: |
Peanut mine, Bull Canyon area, Uravan district, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Clarence Edward Dutton (1841-1912), American geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, an early worker on the Colorado Plateau. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Duttonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16727 |
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PDF 10-377 |
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