Mineralpedia Details for Kazakhstanite
Kazakhstanite
Named for its localities, including type locality, in Kazakhstan. It is a rare mineral that can be found only in Kazakhstan and the United States. It occurs in veins and cementing beccias in weathered, vanadium-bearing black shale, as well as hydrothermally in gold deposits. Associated minerals include bokite, fervanite, schubnelite, hewettite, tyuyamunite, cacoxenite, variscite, and fluellite.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/kazakhstanite.pdf
- Formula
- Fe3+5V4+3V5+12O39(OH)9ยท8.5H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Microscopic Crystals
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Subadamantine
- Color
- black
- Streak
- brownish black
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 2.5
- WebMineral
- View Kazakhstanite
- Mindat
- View Kazakhstanite
Kazakhstanite from Gold Quarry mine, Eureka Co., Nevada, United States
Spray of golden brown bladed or acicular Kazakhstanite.
Click thumbnail images for larger view.
