Canvansite on stilbite from Poonah India (56g) - specimen - great crystal structure

Cavansite is a rare occurrence mineral from the Mineral class the “ silicates and Germanates “ . It crystallizes in the Orthorhombic crystal system with the chemical composition Ca[V 4+ O|Si 4 O 10 ] · 4H 2 O, is therefore a Calcium - vanadium layered silicate .

Cavansite is transparent and develops long, prismatic to needle-like shapes Crystals , but also radial ones Mineral aggregates from blue to greenish blue color with glassy shine on the surfaces .

Cavansite also falls into the class of “ silicates and germanates ” and there into the department of “ phyllosilicates ” .

The compound Ca[V 4+ O|Si 4 O 10 ] · 4H 2 O is dimorphic and occurs in nature in addition to the orthorhombic crystallizing cavansite and also orthorhombic crystallizing pentagonite , but in a different space group .

Cavansite forms primarily hydrothermal in cavities of volcanic rocks How basalt and Tuff . As a rare mineral formation, cavansite has only been found in a few locations, although 13 locations are known to date (as of 2012).

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