Purest Vanadium 99.9%, three samples of a crystal bar showing different crystal textures and an on air greenish oxidized surface, made by crystal bar process (from the collection of Ethan Currens), as well as a highly pure (99.95% = 3N5) 1 cm 3 vanadium cube for comparison. — Photo: Alchemist-hp ( pse-mendelejew.de ). · FAL
Vanadium
A hard silvery transition metal (symbol V, atomic number 23) — rarely native, mined mainly from vanadinite, carnotite and magnetite ores.
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Vanadium is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula V.
It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group Im3m). It is a member of the Iron structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 6.033; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol V, IMA status: approved, named in 2012.
Found in sublimates from high-temperature (550-680° C) volcanic gases at active fumaroles.
It is found associated with Colimaite, shcherbinaite.
The chemical element named for Vanadis, a Scandinavian goddess.