Alvanite
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| caption = Alvanite found at its type locality
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| formula = {{chem2|(Zn,Ni)Al4(V^{5+}O3)2(OH)12*2H2}}O
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| mohs = 3-3.5
| luster = Vitreous, Pearly
| streak = White
| diaphaneity = Translucent
| gravity = 2.49
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Alvanite (IMA symbol: Alv{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}) is a zinc nickel aluminium vanadate mineral with the chemical formula {{chem2|(Zn,Ni)Al4(V^{5+}O3)2(OH)12*2H2}}O. It was originally discovered in the Karatau Mountains.[https://mindat.org/min-165.html Alvanite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406003618/https://www.mindat.org/min-165.html |date=2019-04-06 }} on mindat.org
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External links
- [http://webmineral.com/data/Alvanite.shtml Alvanite data sheet]
- [http://handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/alvanite.pdf Alvanite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415171947/http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/alvanite.pdf |date=2021-04-15 }} on the Handbook of Mineralogy
Category:Minerals described in 1959
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