| Name: | Cavansite Cav |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #686: Cavansite / Albite Pune, India  #687: Cavansite Pune, India  #103: Cavansite Pune, India  #102: Cavansite Pune, India |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca(V4+O)(Si4O10)·4H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cavansite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Vanadium (V) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1967 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Staples L W, Evans H T, Lindsay J R (1973) Cavansite and pentagonite, new dimorphous calcium vanadium silicate minerals from Oregon, American Mineralogist 58, 405-411 |
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| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.29 |
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