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Amarantite & Metavoltine

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Amarantite & Metavoltine

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Description
Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Lamellar hexagonal metavoltine crystals associated with amarantite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarantite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)2O·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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
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