General Information:
Chemical Formula:
V2O4·2(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 201.91 gm)
Vanadium 50.46 % V
Hydrogen 2.00 % H
Oxygen 47.54 % O
Empirical Formula:
V4+2O4·2(H2O)
Environment:
From a uranium deposit associated with duttonite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1970
Locality:
Mine Oklo, Mounana (near Franceville), Gabon.
Name Origin:
Named for Andre Lenoble, French mineralogist-geologist.
Physical Properties:
Color:
azure or greenish blue.
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