Vanadinite
| ID | 173 | |
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| Mineral | Vanadinite | |
| Location | Taouz - Draa-Tafilalet - Morocco | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 4139 |
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| Long ID | 1:1:4139:9 |
| Formula |
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | A secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of lead bearing deposits. |
| Discovery Year | 1838 |
| Diapheny | Translucent |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Orange-red, red-brown, brown, bright red, yellow, whitish; pale straw-yellow; colourless or weakly tinted in transmitted light. |
| Hardness (min) | 2.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 3.0 |
| Lustre | Sub-resinous to sub-adamantine |
| About the name | The name reflects its vanadium content. |
| Streak | White to pale yellow and light brownish yellow |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal |
| Cleavage Type | None Observed |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven |
| Morphology | Well developed hexagonal prisms [0001]; the prisms range from tabular to acanthine, and may be terminated by pinacoids or less commonly hexagonal bipyramids. Usually with smooth faces and sharp edges; sometimes cavernous, also acicular, hairlike, fibrous, rounded, globular, skeletalized. Crystals may exhibit concentric zones of varying composition. |
| Thermal Behaviour | Heated in a closed tube, decrepitates and gives a faint white sublimate. Before the blowpipe fuses easily. |
| key_elements |
0 1 2 |
| shortcode_ima | Vna |
| Group | Apatite Group |
Details
Price: € 15
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: 34 g
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
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| Cl | Chlorine |
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| O | Oxygen | |
| Pb | Lead |
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| V | Vanadium |