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Calciovolborthite

Tangeite
Tangeite.jpg
General
Category Phosphate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Strunz classification 8.BH.35
Dana classification 41.05.01.06
Crystal system Orthorhombic
Crystal class Disphenoidal (222)
H-M symbol: (2 2 2)
Space group P212121
Unit cell a = 7.45 Å, b = 9.26 Å
c = 5.91 Å; Z = 4
Identification
Color Yellow, yellow-green, olive green, green to dark green
Crystal habit Rarely as short prismatic crystals, commonly as fibrous to botryoidal encrustations
Cleavage Perfect on {010}, good on {001}
Tenacity Brittle
Mohs scale hardness 3.5
Luster Vitreous, pearly on cleavage faces
Streak Light yellow green
Diaphaneity Transparent, Translucent
Specific gravity 3.75 - 3.84
Optical properties Biaxial (-)
Refractive index nα = 2.010 nβ = 2.050 nγ = 2.090
Birefringence 0.08
2V angle 83° (measured)
References

Tangeite, also known as calciovolborthite, is a calcium, copper vanadate mineral with formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH). It occurs as a secondary mineral that can be found in sandstone and also in the oxidized zones of vanadium bearing deposits.

It was named in 1925 by Aleksandr Evgenievich Fersman for its discovery locality in the Tange Gorge, Ferghana Valley, Alai Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.


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