Volborthite Group
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Volborthite Group
A group of monoclinic or trigonal metal divanadate hydrates.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46589
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46589:6
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(UUID V4):
8e7449c3-1c35-439e-9f80-e0119fb5424f
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0019133 | Volborthite | Ishikawa H, Yamaura J, Okamoto Y, Yoshida H, Nilsen G J, Hiroi Z (2012) A novel crystal polymorph of volborthite, Cu3V2O7(OH)2*2H2O Acta Crystallographica C68 i41-i44 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0018666 | Volborthite | Kashaev A A, Bakakin V V (1968) Crystal structure of volborthite Cu3(OH)2V2O7*2H2O Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 181 967-969 | 1968 | 0 | 293 | ||
0013677 | Volborthite | Lafontaine M A, LeBail A, Ferey G (1990) Copper-containing minerals - I. Cu3V2O7(OH)2,2H2O: The synthetic homolog of volborthite; crystal structure determination from X-ray and neutron data; structural correlations Journal of Solid State Chemistry 85 220-227 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0013678 | Volborthite | Lafontaine M A, LeBail A, Ferey G (1990) Copper-containing minerals - I. Cu3V2O7(OH)2,2H2O: The synthetic homolog of volborthite; crystal structure determination from X-ray and neutron data; structural correlations Journal of Solid State Chemistry 85 220-227 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0018692 | Volborthite | Kashaev A A, Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Bannova I I, Sapozhnikov A N, Glebova O D (2008) Balance, uniformity, and asymmetry of the structure of volborthite Cu3(OH)2(V2O7)*2H2O Journal of Structural Chemistry 49 708-711 | 2008 | not given | 0 | 293 | |
0019037 | Volborthite | Yoshida H, Yamaura J, Isobe M, Nilsen G J, Hiroi Z (2012) Orbital switching in a frustrated magnet Nature Communications 3 8601-8605 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 150 | |
0019038 | Volborthite | Yoshida H, Yamaura J, Isobe M, Nilsen G J, Hiroi Z (2012) T = 323 K Nature Communications 3 8601-8605 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0018693 | Volborthite | Basso R, Palenzona A, Zefiro L (1988) Crystal structure refinement of volborthite from Scrava mine (Eastern Liguria, Italy) Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1988 385-394 | 1988 | Scrava mine, Eastern Liguria, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
0006193 | Martyite | Kampf A R, Steele I M (2008) Martyite, a new mineral species related to volborthite: Description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 46 687-692 | 2008 | Blue Cap mine, San Juan County, Utah | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Volborthite Group to other Species
Group Members:
Karpenkoite | Co3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
Martyite | Zn3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| [Volborthite] Michigan tech.Identification: SEM-EDS Tom Rosemeyer had a specimen tested at Michigan TechIdentification: Inferred (explain how) |
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| [Volborthite] Schempp, Christy A., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1931) Sulvanite from Utah. American Mineralogist, 16 (12). 557-562 Schempp, Christy A., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1931) Sulvanite from Utah. American Mineralogist, 16 (12). 557-562 Schempp, Christy A., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1931) Sulvanite from Utah. American Mineralogist, 16 (12). 557-562 Schempp, Christy A., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1931) Sulvanite from Utah. American Mineralogist, 16 (12). 557-562 Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA