Definition of vanadinite in English:
vanadinite
noun vəˈnadɪnʌɪtvəˈnādnˌīt
mass nounA rare reddish-brown mineral consisting of a vanadate and chloride of lead, typically occurring as an oxidation product of lead ores.
Example sentencesExamples
- In March they went to the regular dumps of the Argent Lead and Silver mine for vanadinite, pyromorphite, and crocoite.
- He led a field trip to a locality near Barstow where everyone found vanadinite.
- Although nothing new was found, there was still plenty of pyromorphite and vanadinite.
- Morocco continues to astound with its wealth of vanadinite, azurite, cerussite, and erythrite.
- Good mimetite associated with descloizite, vanadinite, and wulfenite has been produced in recent years from the Aurora mine.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from vanadium + -ite1.