VANADINITE

Mibladen mining district, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Crystal System: hexagonal
Colour: orange-red, red-brown, brown, bright red, yellow or whitish
Lustre: subresinous to subadamantine
Habitus: commonly in hexagonal prismatic crystals; also in acicular, fibrous, or globular aggregates
Hardness: 2½ - 3
Fracture: irregular/uneven, conchoidal
Cleavage: none observed
Density: 6.95 g/cm3 
Origin and geological occurrence: it is a secondary mineral in Pb ore deposits

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Samples:

8.5 R21 VANADITE1

8.5 Vanadinite
Short prismatic hexagonal crystals. Morocco

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