Name: | Alvanite Alv |
IMA Chemistry: | Zn2+Al4(V5+O3)2(OH)12·2H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Alvanite contains elements: Zinc (Zn) Aluminum (Al) Vanadium (V) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
Year First Published: | 1959 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Ankinovich E A (1959) The new vanadium minerals satpaevite and al’vanite, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 88(2), 157-164 Chemical formula changed from Al_6_(VO_4_)_2_(OH)_12_·5H_2_O to (Zn,Ni)Al_4_(VO_3_)_2_(OH)_12_·2H_2_O: Dunn P J, Roberts A C, Pertlik F (1990) Alvanite from Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R.: new crystallographic and chemical data, Mineralogical Magazine 54, 609-611 Chemical formula changed from (Zn,Ni)Al_4_(VO_3_)_2_(OH)_12_·2H_2_O: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 50. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 615-620 |
Structural Group Name: | Chalcoalumite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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