A gray or white, malleable, ductile, metallic element. Symbol, V. Found in about
65 different minerals, among which are carnotite, roscoelite, vanadinite, and
patronite; also found in phosphate rock, certain iron ores, and some crude
oils. About 80% of the vanadium now produced is used as a ferrovanadium or as a
steel additive; also used in ceramics, as a catalyst, and in the production of
a superconductive magnet. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 3
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