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Karelianite

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Karelianite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
V2O3
Identification
ColorBlack
LusterMetallic
Specific gravity4.95

Karelianite is an rare mineral, a natural form of vanadium(III) oxide, V2O3. In terms of chemistry it is vanadium-analogue of hematite, corundum, eskolaite, tistarite, bixbyite, avicennite, and yttriaite-(Y). The name comes from Karelia, a region on the Finnish-Russian border. It may be associated with magnesium-rich rocks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Karelianite: Mineral information, data and localities". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-04-10.