chervetite

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