Vanadinite is a mineral belonging to the apatite group of phosphates, with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl. It is one of the main industrial ores of the metal vanadium and a minor source of lead. A dense, brittle mineral, it is usually found in the form of red hexagonal crystals. It is an uncommon mineral, formed by the oxidation of lead ore deposits such as galena. First discovered in 1801 in Mexico, vanadinite deposits have since been unearthed in South America, Europe, Africa, and North America.
Vanadinite ແມ່ນແຮ່ທາດທີ່ເປັນກຸ່ມ Apatite ຂອງ phosphates, ດ້ວຍສູດເຄມີ Pb5 (VO4) 3Cl. ມັນເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນແຮ່ອຸດສາຫະກໍາຕົ້ນຕໍຂອງ vanadium ໂລຫະແລະແຫຼ່ງຕົ້ນຕໍຂອງການນໍາ. ແຮ່ທາດທີ່ຂ້ອນຂ້າງຫນາແຫນ້ນ, ມັນມັກພົບເຫັນຢູ່ໃນຮູບແບບຂອງແກ້ວປະເພດຕ່ອງໂສ້ສີແດງ. ມັນເປັນແຮ່ທາດທີ່ບໍ່ຄ່ອຍເປັນປະໂຫຍດ, ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນໂດຍການຜຸພັງຂອງເງິນຝາກແຮ່ນໍາເຊັ່ນ galena. ຄົ້ນພົບຄັ້ງທໍາອິດໃນ 1801 ໃນເມັກຊິໂກ, ເງິນຝາກ vanadinite ໄດ້ຖືກຄົ້ນພົບໃນອາເມລິກາໃຕ້, ເອີຣົບ, ອາຟຣິກາແລະອາເມລິກາເຫນືອ.