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Vanadate

Molinelloite

Cu(H₂O)(OH)V⁴⁺O(V⁵⁺O₄)
Crystal systemTriclinic
ClassVanadate
Molinelloite specimen

Black crystals of the rare Cu vanadate mineral molinelloite from the TL in Molinello, Italy. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection (USA). — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY 4.0

Molinelloite

Molinelloite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the vanadate class, with the chemical formula Cu(H₂O)(OH)V⁴⁺O(V⁵⁺O₄).

It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (space group P-1).

IMA symbol Mnl, IMA status: approved, named in 2016.

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 M minerals or help write this entry.