Vanadium-bearing Muscovite

Where it forms, where it's found

5recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 12 15.999 191.988
38.38%
23VVanadium Vanadium 2 50.942 101.884
20.37%
14SiSilicon Silicon 3 28.085 84.255
16.85%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 3 26.982 80.946
16.18%
19KPotassium Potassium 1 39.098 39.098
7.82%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 2 1.008 2.016
0.40%
Total 500.187 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	12	15.999	191.988	38.38%
23VVanadium	Vanadium	2	50.942	101.884	20.37%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	3	28.085	84.255	16.85%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	3	26.982	80.946	16.18%
19KPotassium	Potassium	1	39.098	39.098	7.82%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	2	1.008	2.016	0.40%
	Total	500.187	100.00%

Synonyms

Vanadian Muscovite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1993Kazachenko, V. T., Butsik, L. A., Sapin, V. I., Kitaev, I. V., Barinov, N. N., Narnov, G. A. (1993) Vanadian-chromian tourmaline and vanadian muscovite in contact-metamorphosed carbonaceous rocks, Primorye, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 31 (2) 347-356 doi:10.3749/1499-1276-31.2.347 DOI: 10.3749/1499-1276-31.2.347
2019Ertl, Andreas, Rakovan, John, Hughes, John M., Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen, Rossman, George R. (2019) Vanadium-rich Muscovite from Austria: Crystal Structure, Chemical Analysis, and Spectroscopic Investigations. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57 (3) 383-389 doi:10.3749/canmin.1900020DOI: 10.3749/canmin.1900020

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Vanadium-bearing Muscovite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/vanadium-bearing-muscovite-40281},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}