title: Merelaniite
text: # Merelaniite
  
  Merelaniite is a mineral having the formula $Mo_4Pb_4VSbS_{15}.$ It is a molybdenum-essential member of the cylindrite group. The first and thus far only samples of merelaniite have been found in the Merelani Tanzanite Deposit, located in the Lelatema Mountains of Tanzania.
  
  