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Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite R130079

Name: Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite
RRUFF ID: R130079
Ideal Chemistry: (NH₄)₂Mg₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O
Locality: Pécs-Vasas, Mecsek Mountains, South Hungary
Source: Sándor Szakall
Owner: Herman Ottó Museum (Miskolc, Hungary)
Description: Translucent, pale yellow to yellowish brown crusts. Closely associated with tschermigite, sabieite, kieserite, pickeringite, and hexahydrite. Data from Szakall et al (2012)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ Voltaite (3) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R130079.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	[(NH₄)_2.18K_0.02]_Σ=2.20(Mg_3.19Fe²⁺_1.51Mn_0.30)_Σ=5.00(Fe³⁺_2.81Al_1.19)_Σ=4.00S_10.87O_44.70·18H₂O

INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R130079

Sample Description:

IR Sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Nicolet Avatar 320 FT-IR spectrometer

Resolution:

DOWNLOADS:

	Infrared Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130079.9

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 27.275Å b: 27.275Å c: 27.275Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 20291Å³ Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

DOWNLOADS:

	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2009) New minerals approved in 2009, in International Mineralogical Association 1-34 [view file]
Szakáll S, Sajó I, Fehér B, Bigi S, (2012) Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, a new voltaite-related mineral species from Pécs-Vasas, Hungary, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 65-72 [view file]

REFERENCES for Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2009) New minerals approved in 2009, in International Mineralogical Association 1-34 [view file]

Szakáll S, Sajó I, Fehér B, Bigi S, (2012) Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, a new voltaite-related mineral species from Pécs-Vasas, Hungary, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 65-72 [view file]