karelianite
Sign in to saveKarelianite is an rare mineral, a natural form of vanadium(III) oxide, V2O3. In terms of chemistry it is vanadium-analogue of hematite, corundum, eskolaite, tistarite, bixbyite, avicennite, and yttriaite-(Y). The name comes from Karelia, a region on the Finnish-Russian border. It may be associated with magnesium-rich rocks.
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Within Vinony's link graph, karelianite is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to mineral, chemical formula and Karelia.
It sits within the topics Hematite group, Oxide minerals and Trigonal minerals.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Karelianite
- Mineral.image
- Karelianite.jpg
- Mineral.formula
- V2O3
- Mineral.color
- Black
- Mineral.luster
- Metallic
- Mineral.gravity
- 4.95
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- vanadium(III) oxide
- Image
- Karelianite.jpg
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- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/C.04a
- chemical formula
- V³⁺₂O₃
- Commons category
- Karelianite
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Kar
- type locality (geology)
- Outokumpu
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.CB.05
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.CB.05
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Karelianite is an rare mineral, a natural form of vanadium(III) oxide, V2O3. In terms of chemistry it is vanadium-analogue of hematite, corundum, eskolaite, tistarite, bixbyite, avicennite, and yttriaite-(Y). The name comes from Karelia, a region on the Finnish-Russian border. It may be associated with magnesium-rich rocks.
==References==
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