About Mottramite
A lead copper vanadate, forming green to blackish crusts or crystals. It's associated with creativity, grounding, and enhancing artistic expression. (Forms a series with Descloizite).
Primary Hues
Green, Yellowish-Green, Brownish-Green, Black
Geological & Scientific Details
Mottramite is classified as a vanadate minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. Its chemical formula is PbCu(VO4)(OH). Common crystal habits include encrustations, aggregates of plume-like forms and radial crystals[2].
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Vanadate minerals
- Chemical Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
- IMA Symbol: Mott[1]
- Crystal System: Orthorhombic
- Formula Mass (g/mol): 402.69 g/mol[2]
- Crystal Habit: Encrustations, aggregates of plume-like forms and radial crystals[2]
- Cleavage: None observed
- Streak: Yellowish green
- Diaphaneity: Transparent, opaque
Associated Minerals
- Descloizite
- Vanadinite
- Pyromorphite
- Cerussite
- Wulfenite