pyrobelonite
Mineralogy
noun
A rare vanadium-containing mineral occurring as small, red, transparent, needle-shaped crystals.
- Pyrobelonite is a hydroxide and vanadate of manganese and lead, MnPb(VO4)(OH). Crystal system: orthorhombic..
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From pyro- + ancient Greek βελόνη needle + -ite, after German Pyrobelonit.