chervetite

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English

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

Etymology

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

Noun

chervetite (uncountable)

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

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Chervetite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.