Mineral Reference Lookup for
Vanadinit
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mineralogic data for Vanadinit and folklore and metaphysical
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Minerals matching Vanadinit in the database:
Mineralogical Reference | Vanadinit
| Mineral | Vanadinit | | Synonym | Vanadinite |
| Mineral | Vanadinite | | Chemistry | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | | Class | Phosphates | | Uses | as a minor ore of lead and mineral specimens | | Color | red, orange-red | | Luster | vitreous to Adamantine | | Transparency | crystals are transparent to translucent. | | CrystalSystem | hexagonal | | CrystalHabits | hexagonal prism | | Cleavage | none | | Fracture | conchoidal | | Hardness | 3 | | SpecificGravity | 6.6 | | Streak | yellow brownish | | AssociatedMinerals | Vanadium, lead | | Characteristics | index of refraction is 2.39 (typically high for lead minerals) and crystal terminations can be hollowed out or pitted but | | Occurences | Ural Mountains, Austria, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, United States | | Indicators | color, crystal habit, high luster and density. | | MineralNote | A very similar mineral to Apatite, although usually red rather than green or yellow. Vanadinite is unusually dense for this type of mineral, and has a distinctive color and luster. | | IMAStatus | Approved | | Discovered | Andrés Manuel del Río, 1801 | | CellParameters | a = 10.33c = 7.34 | | Ratio | a:c = 1 : 0.711 | | OpticalType | Uniaxial (-) | | RI | n ω =2.416 n ε =2.350 | | SurfaceRelief | High | | TypeLocality | Zimapán Mun. de Zimapán Hidalgo Mexico |
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