Chervetite

Formula:  Pb2V2O7

Origin of name:  For J. Chervet, French mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

Twinning:  Common on {100}, contact or polysynthetic

Unit cell: a = 13.30 Ǻ, b = 7.14 Ǻ, c = 7.08 Ǻ, β = 106°

 

Colour:  Colourless to gray to brown

Diaphaneity:

Luster:  Adamantine

Habit:  Crystals to large size; also pseudomorphs of francevillite

Hardness:  <3

Specific gravity:  6.30 to 6.49

Cleavage:  2; {100} and {010} ?

Tenacity:

Streak:  White

 

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