Material Index for the Spectroscopy Database

Material Index

Name	Formula	Classifications	Members	Image	Specimens	Lines	Spectra	Techniques	Tags
Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	Vesuvianite (group)	—	Vesuvianite A superb group of Jeffrey Mine vesuvianite crystals nicely displayed upright on matrix. This piece features three stark, dramatic crystals rising vertically from a plate of massive vesuvianite. The longest is 2.4 cm. All have 3-dimensional, perfect, sharp Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	1	1	0	Reflectance	Mineral
Vesuvianite (group)	[X4₂][X3₈][X2₈][X1][Y1][Y2₄][Y3₈][Y1₄][T2](Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(O10)₂(O11)₈	Minerals containing SiO4	Cyprine, Manganvesuvianite, Vesuvianite, Alumovesuvianite, Milanriederite, Hongheite, Fluorvesuvianite, Magnesiovesuvianite, Wiluite		0	1	1	Reflectance	Group
Villamanínite	CuS₂	Pyrite (group)	—		1	0	0	—	Mineral, Sulphide
Villiaumite	NaF	Halite (group)	—		0	1	0	IR	Mineral, Halide
Vimsite	CaB₂O₂(OH)₄	Minerals containing OH	—	Vimsite Outstanding white crystals of the extremely rare mineral vimsite, a calcium borate, from the type locality (Solongo, Buryatia, Eastern Siberia, Russian Federation) Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	2	0	PL/XL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Borate
Vinogradovite	Na₄Ti₄(Si₂O₆)₂[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀]O₄·(H₂O,Na,K)₃	Minerals containing H2O	—		0	2	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated , Titanate
Vishnevite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	Minerals containing H2O, Calcrinite (group), Minerals containing SO4	—	Vishnevite Vishnevite sulfate cancrinite with orthoclase and melanite, from Loch Borrolan, Sutherland, Scotland Photo by Dave Dyet http://www.shutterstone.com http://www.dyet.com), Public Domain	0	6	0	PL	Mineral, Sulphate , Hydrated , Aluminosilicate
Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂	REE phosphate, Minerals containing PO4	—	Vitusite-(Ce) Pale pink crystals of the rare mineral vitusite-(Ce) from the cotype locality in Karnasurt (Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation) Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	4	0	PL	Phosphate , Mineral , REE, Orthophosphate
Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁	—	—	Vlasovite Transparent yellow-gray vlasovite crystal in bright pink eudialyte matrix. A white rind of gittinsite surrounds the vlasovite. From Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	1	0	PL	Mineral, Silicate
Voltaite	K₂Fe^II₅Fe^III₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	Minerals containing H2O, Minerals containing SO4	—		1	0	0	—	Mineral, Hydrated , Sulphate
Vuonnemite	Na₁₁Nb₂TiSi₄O₁₂(PO₄)₂O₅F₂	Minerals containing PO4	—	Vuonnemite Light yellow single crystal of vuonnemite from one of the few known localities worlwide. From: Shkatulka Pegmatite, Lovozero Massif, Kola, Russian Federation. Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Phosphate , Silicate , Orthophosphate
Wadeite	K₂ZrSi₃O₉	Benitoite (group)	—	Wadeite Wadeite (lavender, 1.8cm) on orthoclase-aegirine matrix, from Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Silicate
Wakefieldite-(Y)	YVO₄	Yttrium orthovanadate, Minerals containing VO4, Xenotime (group)	—	Wakefieldite-(Y) Crystal of wakefieldite-(Ce) on brewsterite-Sr, from Yellow Lake, Olalla, British Columbia, Canada. Size: 3 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm Photo by Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com. CC-BY-SA 4.0	1	10	1	CL/SEM	Mineral , REE, Vanadate
Water	H₂O	—	—		0	3	0	IR	Simple oxide , Compound
Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	Minerals containing H2O, Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing PO4	—	Wavellite Image of specimen 'M 30857 Wavellite' (Museums Victoria - Mines Department (Geological Survey of Victoria) Collection) from Victoria, Australia Photo by Frank Coffa, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)	2	1	0	PL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydrated