Nolanite Mineral Data

General Nolanite Information

Chemical Formula:

(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2

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

Empirical Formula:

V³⁺_6.9Fe³⁺_1.6Fe²⁺_0.5Ti_0.6Al_0.3O₁₄(OH)₂

Environment:

Hydrothermal uranium deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Locality:

Fish-Hook Bay, Lake Athabaska, and at the Ace mine, Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA.

Name Pronunciation:

Nolanite

Synonym:

ICSD 31215

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Nolanite Image

Images:

Nolanite

Comments: Dark gray to black massive nolanite.
Location: Fishhook Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Nolanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.58296

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.846, c = 9.254, Z = 1; V = 273.89 Den(Calc)= 4.63

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 6₃mc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.44(1), 2.49(0.9), 2.66(0.9),

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Gatehouse B M , Grey I E , Nickel E H , American Mineralogist , 68 (1983) p.833-839, The crystal chemistry of nolanite, (V,Fe,Ti,Al)10O14(OH)2, from Kalgoorlie,, Western Australia, sample: crystal # 1

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Physical Properties of Nolanite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Black.

Density:

4.69

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brownish black

Optical Properties of Nolanite

Dichroism (e):

dark brown.

Dichroism (w):

deep blue.

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (?).

NCalc= 2.33 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2873) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.35 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2873) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate, light to dark gray.

RL Color:

Dark gray to dark grayish violet.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Nolanite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	11.00	12.70
546 nm	11.80	13.50
589 nm	12.30	14.00

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Nolanite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	80%	100%	160%	240%	320%	400%	480%	560%	640%	720%	800%
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Calculated Properties of Nolanite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.37 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Nolanite =4.63 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0094325848
Boson Index = 0.9905674152

Photoelectric:

PE_Nolanite= 14.30 barns/electron
U=PE_Nolanite x rElectron Density= 62.50 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Nolanite is Not Radioactive

Nolanite Classification

Dana Class:

04.06.07.01 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.06)not classified

(04.06.07)Dana Group

04.06.07.01 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

04.06.07.02 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

Strunz Class:

04.CB.40 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar

04.CB -With medium-sized cations

04.CB.40 Kamiokite Fe2Mo3O8 P 6₃mc 6mm

04.CB.40 Nolanite (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)10O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

04.CB.40 Rinmanite! (Zn,Mn)2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 P 6₃mc 6mm

Other Nolanite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Nolanite :
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
14 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Nolanite

(V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2
Dana No: 04.06.07.01 Strunz No: 04.CB.40
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