Lavrovite
A variety of Diopside
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About Lavrovite
Formula:
Ca(Mg,V)Si2O6
Name:
A variety of Diopside
A green vanadium-bearing variety of diopside.
Not to be confused with laverovite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Lavrovite.
A green vanadium-bearing variety of diopside.
Not to be confused with laverovite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Lavrovite.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9946 (as Lavrovite)
1294 (as Diopside)
1294 (as Diopside)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9946:8 (as Lavrovite)
mindat:1:1:1294:8 (as Diopside)
mindat:1:1:1294:8 (as Diopside)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
4dc8ed01-daae-4263-8702-aa6e2a31ecdc (as Lavrovite)
38f92552-c590-4af0-ab3a-0dda7f30f8e8 (as Diopside)
38f92552-c590-4af0-ab3a-0dda7f30f8e8 (as Diopside)
Chemistry of Lavrovite
Mindat Formula:
Ca(Mg,V)Si2O6
Synonyms of Lavrovite
Other Language Names for Lavrovite
Spanish:Lavroffita
Lavrovita
Lavrovita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Lavrovite associated with Patynite | NaKCa4[Si9O23] |
| 4 photos of Lavrovite associated with Tokkoite | K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F) |
| 4 photos of Lavrovite associated with Graphite | C |
| 3 photos of Lavrovite associated with Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| 2 photos of Lavrovite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 2 photos of Lavrovite associated with Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| 1 photo of Lavrovite associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Lavrovite
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References for Lavrovite
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Localities for Lavrovite
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The Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Italy | |
| Kievlenko et al. (2003) | |
Russia | |
| Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie: Monatshefte (1979) |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia