Shcherbinaite

shcherbinaite

vanadium

fumeroles

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Formula: V₂O₅
Simple oxide of vanadium
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 3.38 calculated
Hardness: 3 to 3½
Colour: Yellow-green, golden-yellow
Solubility: Dissolves readily in hydrochloric or nitric acid
Environments

Fumeroles

Localities

At the type locality, the Novyi andesite dome, Bezymyannyi Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, shcherbinaite occurs on the walls of fissures where fumarolic gases rich in HCl and HF are escaping. It consists of finely fibrous aggregates of acicular yellow-green crystals less than 1.5 mm long and less than 0.1 mm thick (AM 58.560-562).

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