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General Nolanite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 763.60 gm
   Titanium   3.76 %  Ti    6.28 % TiO2
   Aluminum   1.06 %  Al    2.00 % Al2O3
   Vanadium  46.03 %  V    67.72 % V2O3
   Iron      15.36 %  Fe    4.70 % FeO / 16.73 % Fe2O3
   Hydrogen   0.26 %  H     2.36 % H2O
   Oxygen    33.52 %  O
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            100.00 %       99.79 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: V3+6.9Fe3+1.6Fe2+0.5Ti0.6Al0.3O14(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: Hydrothermal uranium deposits.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957
Help on Locality: Locality: Fish-Hook Bay, Lake Athabaska, and at the Ace mine, Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Nolanite Say NOLANITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 31215
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