1	-	Hughes, John M., Kampf, Anthony R., Nash, Barbara P., Marty, Joe (2023) The Atomic Arrangement of the Sherwoodite Structural Unit: Redefinition of the Sherwoodite Vanadoaluminate Heteropoly Complex as [AlV4+V5+12O39]11−. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (5). 979-986 doi:10.3749/2300002

Comments:

This Colorado type species is an oxidation product of other vanadium minerals and occurs as dark blue-black crystals that coat fracture surfaces and partings in sandstones or along fractures in coalified wood. It is commonly associated with native seleni

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Peanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

30130

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:30130:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Sherwoodite

2.1km (1.3 miles)

ⓘ Jo Dandy Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA

2.8km (1.7 miles)

ⓘ Mineral Joe No. 1 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA

2.9km (1.8 miles)

ⓘ J J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA

15.5km (9.6 miles)

ⓘ West Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, Colorado, USA

15.9km (9.9 miles)

ⓘ Sunday Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, Colorado, USA

21.5km (13.3 miles)

ⓘ Burro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

29.2km (18.2 miles)

ⓘ Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

30.9km (19.2 miles)

ⓘ Mucho Grande Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

30.9km (19.2 miles)

ⓘ Vanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

32.0km (19.9 miles)

ⓘ Firefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

References

Thompson, Mary E., Roach, Carl H., Meyrowitz, Robert (1958) Sherwoodite, a mixed vanadium(IV)-vanadium (V) mineral from the Colorado Plateau. American Mineralogist, 43 (7-8) 749-755

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Sherwoodite from Peanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA

Sherwoodite from
Peanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA