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Name
Vanadinite
Chemistry
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Uses
As mineral specimens and as an ore of vanadium
Color
Orange-red, brownish red to yellow: Transparent to subtranslucent.
Hardness
3
Specific gravity
6.7 - 7.1 (Heavy)
Crystals
The crystals are hexagonal with a sharp finish. It can also form hollow prisms or rounded forms similar to pyromorphite.
Accompanied by:
Galena, barite
Similar to:
Crocoite
Vanadinite is a lead mineral colored by vanadium and thus typically red in color like crocoite. The crystals always shows a resinous luster like all lead minerals. It has a high specific gravity which makes this a heavy mineral.
It is a rare mineral and, like pyromorphite, it occurs in the oxidation zone of sulfide ore deposits carrying galena and other lead minerals.
