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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75563 |
| Mineral: | Volborthite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent dark olive-green bladed volborthite crystals on both side of white dickite-coated matrix. Volborthite is a rare hydrated copper vanadate and not commonly available in large crystals — until this pocket was encountered from Milpillas. Collected in 2015 |
| Overall Size: | 26x21x6 mm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-2.5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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