Karelianite


Karelianite is an rare mineral, a natural form of vanadium oxide, V2O3. In terms of chemistry it is vanadium-analogue of hematite, corundum, eskolaite, tistarite, bixbyite, avicennite, and yttriaite-. The name comes from Karelia, a region on the Finnish-Russian border. It may be associated with magnesium-rich rocks.