| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Volborthite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68798 |
| Mineral: | Volborthite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous bladed dark olive-green volborthite crystal with remnants of white matrix in notches on the edges where it was attached. Volborthite is a rare hydrated copper vanadate and is not common in crystals — until this new find from Milpillas. Collected ca. 2015 |
| Overall Size: | 9x6x1 mm |
| Crystals: | 9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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