Definition of "vanadinite" [va•nad•i•nite]

• A red, yellow, or brown mineral, essentially an ore of vanadium and lead. (noun)

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• "Vanadium occurs in certain rare minerals, such as vanadinite"
• "A very beautiful, deep red mineral, vanadinite, contains vanadium and was named after its vanadium content."
• "Blood had frozen in copious quantities between the two walls, giving the inlet the look of quartz littered with crystals of vanadinite."