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Volborthite from
Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


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Volborthite, etc.

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Volborthite

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
06364150017271994689632.jpg
Volborthite, etc.

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
05071840017271994691688.jpg
Volborthite

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
06364150017271994689632.jpg
Volborthite, etc.

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
05071840017271994691688.jpg
Volborthite

Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Volborthite
Formula:Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Volborthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11652:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Volborthite
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘProspects near Gowland Harbour, Quadra Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
References
Jambor, J. L. (1960). Vanadium-bearing interlava sediment from the Campbell River area, British Columbia (Master thesis, University of British Columbia).
Ingelson, Allen (1984) Mineral Occurrences in Western Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (2) 89-94pp.89-89
 
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