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Voltaite

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Voltaite

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Description
Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm
Description

Palen yellow voltaite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Voltaite

Formula: 
K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples Province, Phlegrean Volcanic Complex, Campania, Italy