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Satpaevite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Satpaevite
Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev (1899 - 1964)
Formula:
Al12V4+2V5+6O37 · 30H2O
Colour:
Saffron-yellow to greenish yellow
Lustre:
Pearly, Dull
Hardness:
1½
Specific Gravity:
2.4
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named after Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev (April 11, 1899 – January 31, 1964) geologist, Institute of Geological Sciences, Kazakhstan.
This page provides mineralogical data about Satpaevite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3542
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3542:8
IMA Classification of Satpaevite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Al12V4+2V5+6O37·30H2O
First published:
1959
Classification of Satpaevite
4.HG.65
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
H : V[5,6] Vanadates
G : Unclassified V oxides
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
H : V[5,6] Vanadates
G : Unclassified V oxides
47.4.1.1
47 : VANADIUM OXYSALTS
4 : Vanadium Bronzes
47 : VANADIUM OXYSALTS
4 : Vanadium Bronzes
21.3.5
21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
3 : Vanadates of Al, rare earths, Pb, V or Bi
21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
3 : Vanadates of Al, rare earths, Pb, V or Bi
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Spv | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Satpaevite
Pearly, Dull
Comment:
Pearly on the cleavage; dull when fine-grained
Colour:
Saffron-yellow to greenish yellow
Hardness:
1½ on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Perfect
One direction, perfect, pinacoidal.
One direction, perfect, pinacoidal.
Density:
2.4 g/cm3 (Measured)
Optical Data of Satpaevite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.676 nβ = 1.681 nγ = 1.69
2V:
Measured: 70° , Calculated: 74°
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.014
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.
Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.
Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.
Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.
Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.
Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised
light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive
index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral
colouration.
In focus
Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure
- the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using
this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points
where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the
field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are
isogyres.
Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.
Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.
Dispersion:
r > v strong
Optical Extinction:
Parallel extinction.
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
In transmitted light: greenish yellow to pale olive.
Absorption: Z > X.
Absorption: Z > X.
Chemistry of Satpaevite
Mindat Formula:
Al12V4+2V5+6O37 · 30H2O
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Satpaevite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Comment:
Questionable
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 1.918 Å | (100) |
| 2.330 Å | (90) |
| 1.471 Å | (80) |
| 3.905 Å | (70) |
| 5.86 Å | (60) |
| 1.554 Å | (50) |
| 4.425 Å | (40) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
| 47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
| 47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates] | |
| 47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals] |
Type Occurrence of Satpaevite
Co-Type Localities:
General Appearance of Type Material:
Crystals, to 0.1 mm, platy with hexagonal to rounded outlines, in fine granular aggregates, may be foliated.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, 1251/1; Vernadsky Geological Museum, Moscow, 49850; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 62760.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In the oxidation zone of a vanadiferous clay-anthraxolite deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Other Language Names for Satpaevite
Common Associates
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 4.HG. | Calciodelrioite | Ca(VO3)2 · 4H2O |
| 4.HG. | Trebiskyite | Na3Mg2[TiV9O28] · 22H2O |
| 4.HG. | Cadvanite | Cd(VO3)2 |
| 4.HG.05 | Fervanite | Fe3+4V5+4O16 · 5H2O |
| 4.HG.10 | Huemulite | Na4Mg(V10O28) · 24H2O |
| 4.HG.15 | Vanalite | NaAl9V12O42(OH)4 · 33H2O |
| 4.HG.20 | Simplotite | CaV4+4O9 · 5H2O |
| 4.HG.25 | Vanoxite | V4+4V5+2O13 · 8H2O |
| 4.HG.30 | Navajoite | Fe3+V5+9O24 · 12H2O |
| 4.HG.35 | Delrioite | Sr(VO3)2 · 4H2O |
| 4.HG.40 | Metadelrioite | CaSr(V2O6)(OH)2 |
| 4.HG.45 | Barnesite | (Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O |
| 4.HG.50 | Hendersonite | (Ca,Sr)1.3V6O16 · 6H2O |
| 4.HG.55 | Grantsite | (Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O |
| 4.HG.60 | Lenoblite | V4+2O4 · 2H2O |
| 4.HG.70 | Pandoraite-Ba | BaV4+5V5+2O16 · 3H2O |
| 4.HG.70 | Pandoraite-Ca | CaV4+5V5+2O16 · 3H2O |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Satpaevite
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Localities for Satpaevite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Kazakhstan (TL) | |
| Ankinovich (1959) +2 other references |
| Amer.Mineral. (1961) |
| ZVMO (1959) +2 other references |
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Kurumsak V Deposit, Aksumbe, Sozak District, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan