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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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