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Gurimite

gurimite

Ba3(VO4)2

Gurimite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Gurimite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Gurimite is a rare mineral with formula Ba3(VO4)2. It is a simple barium vanadate, one of the most simple barium minerals known. It is named after its type locality - Gurim anticline in Israel. It has formed in the rocks of the Hatrurim Formation. Gurimite's stoichiometry is similar to that of copper vanadates mcbirneyite and pseudolyonsite. An example of other barium vanadate mineral is tokyoite.

Scientific references

  1. Gurimite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19841407 Link
  2. Gurimite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurimite Link