Metavoltine R070542



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) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070542
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Metavoltine

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]

Košek 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