VANADINITIS
Therapeutic use:
sexual stimulant for both men and women. It gives concentration and stability, courage and determination
Pb5Cl(VO4)3
MINERALOGICAL CLASS: vanadate
GROUP: dimetric
SYSTEM: hexagonal (6/m)
DRESS: hexagonal prismatic with pinacoidal termination (rarely pyramidal); it is also found in fibrous aggregates with a kidney-shaped surface or coarse masses
HARDNESS: 3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 6.8-7.1
REFRACTIVE INDEX: n=2.39 (birefringent)
COLOR: brownish, from yellow, yellow-orange to red; rarely grey
LUSH: from vitreous to adamantine
TRANSPARENCY: translucent, but also transparent
FLAKE: absent
SMEAR: white powder
FRACTURE: conchoidal
GENESIS: it is a mineral that is formed by oxidation of lead minerals, it is therefore found both in metamorphic (contact) and hydrothermal environments (by-product in sulphides)
DEPOSITS: Arizona, Mexico, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Argentina, Algeria, Morocco, Australia and in Europe in Carinthia and the Urals
HISTORICAL NOTES: in the past vanadinite was an important mineral as vanadium was extracted only from it (today it is obtained mainly from iron ore); It is currently considered an important collector's mineral due to its shine (also adamantine) and color (the ruby red variety).
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS AND USE: vanadinite is part of a chemical series that includes two other minerals such as Pyromorphite (Pb5(PO4)3Cl) and Mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl), this series is created by substitution of the anionic groups (PO4), (AsO4) and (VO4). Vanadinite is a mineral from which Vanadium can be extracted, an element used essentially by the steel industry in special alloys, but also used as a catalyst and for the manufacture of colours, varnishes and glass.
COMMENT: crystals can be recognized by their appearance, shine and high density. The mineral dust is under observation as vanadium is an element with suspected toxicity
sexual stimulant for both men and women. It gives concentration and stability, courage and determination
Pb5Cl(VO4)3
MINERALOGICAL CLASS: vanadate
GROUP: dimetric
SYSTEM: hexagonal (6/m)
DRESS: hexagonal prismatic with pinacoidal termination (rarely pyramidal); it is also found in fibrous aggregates with a kidney-shaped surface or coarse masses
HARDNESS: 3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 6.8-7.1
REFRACTIVE INDEX: n=2.39 (birefringent)
COLOR: brownish, from yellow, yellow-orange to red; rarely grey
LUSH: from vitreous to adamantine
TRANSPARENCY: translucent, but also transparent
FLAKE: absent
SMEAR: white powder
FRACTURE: conchoidal
GENESIS: it is a mineral that is formed by oxidation of lead minerals, it is therefore found both in metamorphic (contact) and hydrothermal environments (by-product in sulphides)
DEPOSITS: Arizona, Mexico, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Argentina, Algeria, Morocco, Australia and in Europe in Carinthia and the Urals
HISTORICAL NOTES: in the past vanadinite was an important mineral as vanadium was extracted only from it (today it is obtained mainly from iron ore); It is currently considered an important collector's mineral due to its shine (also adamantine) and color (the ruby red variety).
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS AND USE: vanadinite is part of a chemical series that includes two other minerals such as Pyromorphite (Pb5(PO4)3Cl) and Mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl), this series is created by substitution of the anionic groups (PO4), (AsO4) and (VO4). Vanadinite is a mineral from which Vanadium can be extracted, an element used essentially by the steel industry in special alloys, but also used as a catalyst and for the manufacture of colours, varnishes and glass.
COMMENT: crystals can be recognized by their appearance, shine and high density. The mineral dust is under observation as vanadium is an element with suspected toxicity
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