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This listing is for a really fascinating cavansite specimen in a display jar,
including an info card about this mineral and the location this specimen came from.
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Hi there. I am selling this really lovely cavansite mineral specimen. It is from Poona, India. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. Have fun bidding, thanks so much for visiting my auction and have a great day!

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Cavansite

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Cavansite on heulandite

General

Category Silicate mineral

Formula

(repeating unit) Ca(VO)Si4O10·4(H2O)

IMA symbol Cav[1]

Crystal system Orthorhombic

Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)

H–M Symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Space group Pcmn

Unit cell a = 9.792(2) Å,

b = 13.644(3) Å,

c = 9.629(2) Å; Z = 4

Identification

Color Brilliant sky-blue to greenish blue

Crystal habit Radiating acicular prismatic crystals commonly as spherulitic rosettes

Cleavage Good on {010}

Tenacity Brittle

Mohs scale hardness 3 - 4

Luster Vitreous, pearly

Streak Bluish-white

Diaphaneity Transparent

Specific gravity 2.25 - 2.33

Optical properties Biaxial (+)

Refractive index nα = 1.542(2) nβ = 1.544(2) nγ = 1.551(2)

Birefringence δ = 0.009

Pleochroism Visible: X=Z= colorless Y= blue

2V angle Measured: 52°

References [2][3][4][5]

Cavansite, whose name is derived from its chemical composition, calcium vanadium silicate, is a deep blue hydrous calcium vanadium phyllosilicate mineral, occurring as a secondary mineral in basaltic and andesitic rocks along with a variety of zeolite minerals. It's blue coloring comes from vanadium, a metal ion.[6] Discovered in 1967 in Malheur County, Oregon, cavansite is a relatively rare mineral. It is polymorphic with the even rarer mineral, pentagonite. It is most frequently found in Pune, India and in the Deccan Traps, a large igneous province.

Uses of cavansite

Although cavansite contains vanadium, and could thus be a possible ore source for the element, it is not generally considered an ore mineral. However, because of its rich color and relative rarity, cavansite is a sought-after collector's mineral.

Associated minerals

Members of the apophyllite group

Members of the zeolite group, particularly stilbite

babingtonite, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH

quartz, SiO2

calcite, CaCO3

pentagonite, Ca(VO)Si4O10 · 4(H2O)

Notes for identification

Cavansite is a distinctive mineral. It tends to form crystal aggregates, generally in the form of balls, up to a couple centimeters in size. Sometimes the balls are coarse enough to allow the individual crystals to be seen. Rarely, cavansite forms bowtie-shaped aggregates. The color of cavansite is distinctive, almost always a rich, bright blue. The color is the same as its dimorph, pentagonite, but the latter is generally much more spikey with bladed crystals. Finally, the associated minerals are useful for identification, as cavansite is frequently found sitting atop a matrix of zeolites or apophyllites.