Mineralogy Database

Hewettite Mineral Data

Search Webmineral :
  

General Hewettite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaV6O16•9(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 763.85 gm
   Calcium    5.25 %  Ca    7.34 % CaO
   Vanadium  40.01 %  V    71.43 % V2O5
   Hydrogen   2.38 %  H    21.23 % H2O
   Oxygen    52.36 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaV5+6O16•9(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Alteration product of patronite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914
Help on Locality: Locality: Minasragra, 46 km from Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Donnel Foster Hewett (1881-1971), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, who described the mineralogy of Minasragra, Peru.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Hewettite + Pronunciation Say HEWETTITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 203169
  PDF 35-564