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volborthite

polyvanadate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q414218
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Summary

volborthite is a mineral species[1]. volborthite draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (mineral species category, ranking #170 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Alexander von Volborth[3]
  • Chemical formula: Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O[4]
  • Subclass of: vanadate mineral[5]
  • Commons category: Volborthite[6]
  • Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system[7]
  • IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[8]
  • Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VII/C.03[9]
  • Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 8.FD.05[10]
  • Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 8.FD.05[11]
  • Mohs' hardness: 3.5[12]
  • IMA Mineral Symbol: Vbo[13]

Why It Matters

volborthite has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] volborthite is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Volborthite"]
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'ky', 'pl', 'ro', 't
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mineral", "Volborthite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53877042|volborthite (#53877042)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  2. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → mineral species
    Named after → Alexander von Volborth
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Mohs' hardness: 3.5, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270249|batch #270249]]"
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