Straczekite, a new calcium barium potassium vanadate mineral from Wilson Springs, Arkansas
Mineralogical Magazine
By: H. T. Evans Jr., G. Nord, J. Marinenko, and C. Milton
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Abstract
Straczekite occurs as a rare secondary mineral in fibrous seams, along with other V minerals (A.M. 64-713), in ore from the vanadium mine in Wilson Springs (formerly Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas. It forms soft, thin laths of dark greenish black crystals up to 0.5 mm in length. Indexed XRD data are tabulated; strongest lines 3.486(100), 10.449(50), 1.8306(50), 1.9437(15) A; a 11.679, b 3.6608, c 10.636 A, beta 100.53o; space group C2/m, C2 or Cm. Chemical analysis gave V2O5 66.4, V2O4 15.3, Fe2O3 0.9, Na2O 0.4, K2O 1.8, CaO 2.5, BaO 5.5, H2O 7.2, = 100.0, leading to the formula (Ca0.39Ba0.31K0.33Na0.11)- 196(V4+1.59V5+6.31Fe3+0.10)O20.02(H2O)2.9; Dcalc. 3.21 g/cm3. A possible layer structure is discussed. The name is for J. A. Straczek, Chief Geologist at Union Carbide Corp.-R.A.H.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Straczekite, a new calcium barium potassium vanadate mineral from Wilson Springs, Arkansas |
| Series title | Mineralogical Magazine |
| DOI | 10.1180/minmag.1984.048.347.16 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 289 |
| Last page | 293 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Garland County |
| City | Wilson Springs |
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