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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Volborthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “volborthite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.