Cavansite - Ca(V4+O)Si4O10·4H2O

Phyllosilicates

Habit: Brilliant sky blue to greenish blue. Prismatic crystals or spherulitic rosettes. Vitreous luster; transparent. Bluish white streak.


Environment: Found in basalts in association with zeolites and in tuffs.


Etymology: From the elements calcium, vanadium and silicon in its composition.