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Volborthite

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Volborthite

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Description
Locality: 
Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
8.00gr
Description

Green balls and crust of volborthite from eifel. The crystallites
show reddish brown color in the centre, probably relict pyroxene crystals.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Volborthite

Formula: 
Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.FD.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Sofronovskii Cu Mine, Yugovskii Zavod, Perm', Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...