Vanadinite

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:associatedMinerals mimetite
pyromorphite
wulfenite
gptkbp:birefringence 0.066
gptkbp:category vanadate mineral
gptkbp:chemicalFormula Pb5(VO4)3Cl
gptkbp:cleavage indistinct
gptkbp:color brown
red
yellow
gptkbp:component gptkb:chlorine
gptkb:lead
vanadium
gptkbp:crystalHabit prismatic
barrel-shaped
gptkbp:crystalSystem hexagonal
gptkbp:Dana_classification 41.6.1.2
gptkbp:density 6.8–7.1 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1801
gptkbp:event oxidized zones of lead ore deposits
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:USA
gptkbp:fracture subconchoidal
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 3–4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanadinite
gptkbp:IMA_symbol Vnd
gptkbp:location Mina Santa Rita, Chihuahua, Mexico
gptkbp:luster resinous
adamantine
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity collector's mineral
source of lead
source of vanadium
gptkbp:namedAfter vanadium
gptkbp:opticalProperties uniaxial (+)
gptkbp:pleochroism none
gptkbp:radioactive non-radioactive
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 2.350–2.416
gptkbp:solubility soluble in nitric acid
gptkbp:specificGravity 6.7–7.2
gptkbp:streak yellowish
gptkbp:Strunz_classification 8.BN.05
gptkbp:symmetry P63/m
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wulfenite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7