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Metavoltine & Bonattite

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Metavoltine & Bonattite

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Description
Locality: 
La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5.2 × 4.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Crystals of approximately 1.0 mm, accompanied by bonattite on a quartz matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Metavoltine

Formula: 
Na6K2FeFe6(SO4)12O2·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.35
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Bonattite

Formula: 
CuSO4·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Macei stope, Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy