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|   |   | Name: Metavoltine RRUFF ID: R070542 Ideal Chemistry: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O Locality: Vulcano Island. Lipari Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark yellow granular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Metavoltine (3) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Metavoltine samples (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R070542 | |||||||
| Sample Description: | Powder, using Mo radiation | |||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 9.545(2)Å    b: 9.545(2)Å    c: 18.133(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1430.9(5)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal | |||||||
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| REFERENCES for Metavoltine | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] | |
| Blaas J (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntniss natürlicher wasserhaltiger Doppelsulfate, Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 87, 141-163 [view file] | |
| Giacovazzo C, Scordari F, Todisco A, Menchetti S (1976) Crystal structure model for metavoltine from Sierra Gorda, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 23, 155-166 | |
| Bariand P, Cesbron F, Berthelon J-P (1977) Les sulfates de fer de Saghand près de Yazd (Iran), Mémoire Hors-Série de la Société Géologique de France, 8, 77-85 [view file] | |
| Koek F, Edwards H G M, Jehlička J (2019) Raman spectroscopic vibrational analysis of the complex iron sulfates clairite, metavoltine, and voltaite from the burning coal dump Anna I, Alsdorf, Germany, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 50, 1-8 | |
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