Vanadiocarpholite

Vanadiocarpholite (Mn+2V+3AlSi2O6(OH)4) is straw yellow to brown silicate mineral.

It is the vanadium rich variety of carpholite (Mn+2Al2Si2O6(OH)4).

It was first described in 2005 for an occurrence in the Molinello Mine, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy.

[3] It occurs in chert in a manganese ore deposit as vein fillings in silicified wood.

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