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vanadinite

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Vanadinite is a mineral belonging to the apatite group of phosphates , with the chemical formula Pb ( V O ) Cl . It is one of the main industrial ores of the metal vanadium and a minor source of lead . A dense, brittle mineral, it is usually found in the ...

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n. a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vanadinite \Va*nad"i*nite\, n. (Min.) A mineral occurring in yellowish, and ruby-red hexagonal crystals. It consist of lead vanadate with a small proportion of lead chloride.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A reddish mineral, a mixed chloride and vanadate of lead with the chemical formula lead 5 (vanadiumoxygen 4 ) 3 chlorine, that is commercial source of vanadium.