volborthite

English

Etymology

Alexander von Volborth (1800-1876), a Russian paleontologist, and -ite.

Noun

volborthite (plural volborthites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral containing copper and vanadium.

Further reading

  • “Volborthite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • volborthite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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