Patronite

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  • noun. A black form of vanadium sulfide that is an ore of vanadium
  • Word Usage
    "The Minasragra vanadium deposit of Peru contains patronite (vanadium sulphide) associated with a peculiar nickel-bearing sulphide and a black carbonaceous mineral called "quisqueite," in a lens-shaped body of unknown depth, enclosed by red shales and porphyry dikes."