chervetite

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English

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A mineral specimen containing francevillite (orange), curienite (yellow) and chervetite

Etymology

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From Chervet (“a surname”) +‎ -ite; after French mineralogist Jean Chervet.

Noun

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chervetite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chervetite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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