The open encyclopedia of minerals
GlossaryCite the database
Mineralogist.org
Minerals A–ZSearchCollectionsBrowse by PropertyIdentify a SpecimenCompare MineralsLocalities MapGlossaryContribute Search the Database →
Oxides & Hydroxide

Chervetite

Pb₂V⁵⁺₂O₇
Hardness3
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassOxides & Hydroxide
←PrevChertNextChesnokovite→
Chervetite specimen

Francevillite (Green) With Chervetite (Grey) Locality : Mounana Mine, Franceville , Haut-Ogooué, Gabon Size View 7x4.5cm — Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chervetite

Chervetite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Pb₂V⁵⁺₂O₇.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/a).

Key properties: Mohs hardness 3; specific gravity 6.3–6.49; White streak; Adamantine luster; optically biaxial.

IMA symbol Crv, IMA status: approved, named in 1963.

Found in the oxidized zone of a vanadium- and lead-bearing uranium deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon).

It is found associated with Francevillite, wulfenite (Mounana mine, Gabon); mottramite, cuprite, heyite, dioptase, malachite, plancheite, vanadinite, wakefieldite-( Ce) (Kusu deposit.

The mineral was named to honor Jean Chervet, French mineralogist.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more C minerals or help write this entry.