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Voltaite from
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Voltaite
Formula:K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Römerite1 photo of Voltaite associated with Römerite at this locality.
Coquimbite1 photo of Voltaite associated with Coquimbite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Voltaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:252038
Long-form Identifier:1:3:252038:4
GUID (UUID V4):102adb83-843a-40b3-949a-44b4fc408cf4
Nearest other occurrences of Voltaite
31.5km (19.5 miles) La Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
33.0km (20.5 miles) Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.1km (29.9 miles) Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
94.5km (58.7 miles) Lomas Bayas Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
97.8km (60.8 miles) Fortuna de Cobre porphyry copper mine, Lomas Bayas mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
99.51 100.00 (1) La Campania, Chile. (2) Sierra Gorda [district], Chile; corresponds to K1.98 Na6.02 3+...precipitate; may be a post-mining product. Association: Voltaite, botryogen, ferrinatrite, coquimbite, copiapite...Campi Flegrei, near Naples, Campania; in the Cetine mine, 20 km southwest of Siena, Tuscany; from the Grotto...Cochise Co., Arizona. In Chile, in Antofagasta, at Quetena, west of Calama; Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos...Bayos, and Sierra Gorda, both southwest of Calama, and at Chuquicamata. In Argentina, from the Santa Bárbara
Report (issue)
X-ray Powder Pattern: Alcaparrosa mine, Cerro Alcaparrosa, Antofagasta region, Chile. 3.392 (100), 3.532...13.36 50.83 17.6 100.73 (1) Alcaparrosa mine, Antofagasta region, Chile; average of 5 electron microprobe...91(SO4)11.91(H2O)18.325O0.035. Mineral Group: Voltaite group. Occurrence: In the oxidized zone of a hydrothermal...tamarugite, alum-(Na), rhomboclase, yavapaiite, voltaite, opal; on botryogen and opal: tamarugite, alum-(K)...the Alcaparrosa mine, north side of Cerro Alcaparrosa, El Loa province, Antofagasta region, Chile. Name:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1 Rhomboclase Alcaparra, Chile ML-S85 29.1.1.1 Rhomboclase Alcaparra, Chile ML-S89 29.1.1.1 Rhomboclase...Cerritos Bay, Alcaparrosa, Chile ML-S84 29.4.4.1 Ferrinatrite Sierra Gorda, Cahacoles, Chile R6214 29.4...Ferrinatrite Sierra Gorda, Antofagaste, Chile VZO105/106 29.4.6.1 Metavoltine Mina Alcaparrosa, Calama, Atacama...Atacama Desert, Chile G2677 29.4.6.1 Metavoltine Cetine Mine, Siena, Tuscany, Italy VZO1142 29.5.1.1...Italy 123922 29.5.3.2 Amarantite Los Pintados, Chile G37754 29.6.10.1 Melanterite Locality unknown; Mount
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
18H2O, a new mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Antofagasta region, Chile NIKITA V. CHUKANOV1,*, SERGEY...Magnesiovoltaite, a new voltaite-group mineral, was discovered in the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerro Alcaparrosa, El Loa province...province, Antofagasta region, Chile, in two associations, one of which includes coquimbite, tamarugite...tamarugite, alum-(Na), rhomboclase, yavapaiite, voltaite and opal, and the other one is botryogen, opal, tamarugite...Magnesiovoltaite is isostructural with other cubic voltaite-group minerals. The strongest lines of the powder
Report (issue)
Powder Pattern: Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile. 3.096 (100), 6...15 12.16 48.72 5.48 100.00 (1) Alcaparrosa mine, Antofagasta, Chile; average of 4 electron microprobe...tamarugite, voltaite. Distribution: From the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta...Antofagasta, Chile. Name: For the Alcaparrosa mine, Chile, from where the first specimens were collected. Type...O)2, a new hydrophobic Ti4+ sulfate from Alcaparrosa, Chile. Mineral. Mag., 76(4), 851-861. (2) (2015)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IMA No. 2014-111 Abellaite NaPb2(CO3)2(OH) Eureka mine, Castellestaó, near the village of La Torre de Cabdella...Fe)3Al8[(BO3)(BeO4)O6]2 Xianghualing skarn, Linwu County, Hunan Province, China (25°26′N, 112°34′E) Can Rao*, Frédéric...Wilhelmgümbelite ZnFe2+Fe3+ 3 (PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)5·2H2O Cornelia Mine Open Cut (67 m level), Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite,...copper mine, 3 km WNW of the Sierra Gorda village, Antofagasta Region, Atacama desert, Chile (22°53′30″S...2015-087 Klaprothite Na6(UO2)(SO4)4·4H2O Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
O)2, a new hydrophobic Ti4+ sulfate from Alcaparrosa, Chile A. R. KAMPF1,*, S. J. MILLS2, R. M. HOUSLEY3... Australia Pasaje San Agustin 4045, La Serena, Chile [Received 28 September 2011; Accepted 19 December...mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile (IMA2011-024). The... krausite, pertlikite, pyrite, tamarugite and voltaite. It is a relatively early phase which forms during...sulfate, crystal structure, hydrophobic, Alcaparrosa mine, Chile. * E-mail: akampf@nhm.org DOI: 10.1180/minmag
Report (issue)
c = 7.11–7.14 X-ray Powder Pattern: Quetena, Chile. 8.86 (FFF), 2.998 (F), 6.29 (mF), 5.11 (mF), 5...28 9.64 32.53 Total 99.51 100.00 (1) Redington mine, California, USA. (2) MgFe(SO4 )2 (OH) • 7H2 O....Copiapite, amarantite, hohmannite, coquimbite, voltaite, pickeringite, epsomite, gypsum, chalcanthite...the Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains, Germany. In Chile, in Antofagasta, at Chuquicamata...Calama, and Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama. From the Santa Elena mine, Quebrada
Report (issue)
halotrichite, fibroferrite, römerite, copiapite, voltaite, pyrite. Distribution: Widespread in small amounts...Czech Republic. From the Staszic mine, Rudki, Poland. In the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest...of Calama, and Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, Antofagasta, Chile. From the Santa...Santa Elena mine, Quebrada de La Alcaparrosa, San Juan Province, Argentina. In the USA, from the Tintic...Tintic Standard mine, near Dividend, East Tintic district, Utah Co., Utah; at Bisbee, Cochise Co. and in the
Report (issue)
3+ , Al) (SO ) • 18H O K2 Fe2+ 4 4 12 2 5 (Fe Voltaite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version...27.254(8) Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Konomai mine, Hokkaido, Japan. 3.54 (10), 3.41 (9), 5.57 (7)...Italy. Large crystals in the Rio Tinto mine, Huelva Province, Spain. In Slovakia, at Smolnı́k (Szomolnok)...Kremnica (Kremnitz), Czech Republic. At the Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains, Germany. In the Rozdol...district, Iran. In Chile, at Chuquicamata, Quetena, west of Calama, and Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at the Koashva open pit of the Vostochnyi apatite mine, Khibiny, with aegirine, microcline, lamprophyllite...sulfide from the El Guanaco gold deposit, Antofagasta Province, Chile. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie– Abhandlungen...related to covellite, was discovered at in the Chilena mine at the El Guanaco Au deposit (25°06′22″S 69°32′10″W)...Atacama desert ~100 km ENE of Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Chile. The El Guanaco is an epithermal deposit...Archaean Karonie gold deposit, Eastern Goldfields province, Western Australia. The gold deposits are predominantly
Report (issue)
85 Total 99.79 100.00 (1) Tierra Amarilla, Chile. (2) Fe2 (SO4 )3 • 9H2 O. Polymorphism & Series:...paracoquimbite, voltaite, szomolnokite, römerite. Distribution: Abundant at numerous localities in Chile: from...Chuquicamata, and at Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, Antofagasta. In the USA, in Arizona...at Bisbee, Cochise Co., and from the United Verde mine, Jerome, Yavapai Co.; near Borate, San Bernardino...California; fine examples from the Dexter No. 7 mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael district, Emery Co., Utah
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGY OF THREE SULPHATE DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN CHILE* Moss' Menr C. BaNov, HaraardUniaersity,Combri'd'ge...Chuquicamata, euerena, and Alcaparrosa, three sulphate deposits near calama, in Northern chile. The sulphate and...of these minerals are known only from northern chile and twelve are known only from these three deposits...mineralogy of Chuquicamata, euetena and. Alcaparrosa in Northern chile forms the basis of this paper. The writer...the deposits in the field. rn 1935 he returned to chile in behalf of Harvard University and the United States
Report (issue)
(2) 42.74 Total 99.86 • (1) Tierra Amarilla, Chile. (2) Fe2 (SO4 )3 9H2 O. 100.00 SO3 Al2 O3 Fe2...orebodies, especially in arid regions. Association: voltaite. Coquimbite, römerite, szomolnokite, quenstedtite...Distribution: In Chile, from Tierra Amarilla, southeast of Copiapó, Atacama; at Chuquicamata, Alcaparrosa, near...west of Calama, Antofagasta. At Myoban Spa, Oita Prefecture, Japan. From the Kamariza mine, Laurium, Greece
Report (issue)
90◦ 32(10)0 X-ray Powder Pattern: Island Mountain mine, California, USA. 4.79 (10), 4.03 (9), 5.05 (5)... Total 99.76 100.00 2+ 3+ (1) Tierra Amarilla, Chile; corresponds to Fe0.97 Fe2.02 (SO4 )3.98 • 13.81H2...sublimate. Association: Copiapite, melanterite, voltaite, halotrichite, szomolnokite, kornelite, rozenite... Distribution: In Germany, from the Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains; at Pfaffenreuth, near...Tmavýdůl coal mine, near Rtyně, and from Přı́bram, Czech Republic. In the Kamariza mine, Laurium, Greece
Report (issue)
Association: Szomolnokite, copiapite, römerite, voltaite, epsomite, halotrichite, melanterite, chalcanthite...Ukraine. At the Esperanza mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru. In Chile, from Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest...southwest of Calama, Antofagasta. Large crystals in the Socavon mine, Oruro, Bolivia. In the USA, from...from the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., and in the Magma mine, Superior district, Pinal Co., Arizona
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
http://dx.doi.org/10.2138/am-2015-4762 66 acid mine drainage environments; conversely, many Fe2+ sulfates...rozenite, sideronatrite, slavikite, szomolnokite, voltaite, and yavapaiite. Many Fe sulfates occur together...Fe(SO4)(OH)·3 H2O R6254-A; ε ch; R <45 μm Sierra Borda, Antofagasta, Chile; Collection of the Smithsonian-National...H2O C5525-3; ε ch; R <45 μm Mina Quetena, Calama, Chile; Collection of the Smithsonian-National Museum...FeFe4(SO4)6(OH)2·20 H2O SPT125; ε ch; R <45 μm Sierra Gorda, Chile; Collection of Ed Cloutis ferricopiapite)c
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ammoniovoltaite, (NH4)2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12(H2O)18, is a new voltaite-group mineral. The mineral was discovered at the...respectively. Ammoniovoltaite is the ammonium analogue of voltaite. The mineral is cubic, Fd-3c, a = 27.250(1) Å...ammoniovoltaite; sulphate; ammonium; new mineral; voltaite group; geothermal field; Kambalny volcano Introduction...composition of the mineral, i.e. ammonium analogue of voltaite. The mineral and its name have been approved by...)12(H2O)18 (denoted below as NH4-Fe synthetic voltaite reported in Majzlan et al., 2013). The spectra
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(H2 O)18 , is a complex hydrated sulphate of the voltaite group that has been recently discovered on the...of ammoniovoltaite is similar to that of other voltaite-related compounds. The specific feature related...ammoniovoltaite is basically different from that of voltaite by the appearance of an intensive band centered...serve as a distinctive feature of ammonium in voltaite-group minerals in resemblance to recently reported...Al(H2 O)6 or NH4 . Keywords: ammoniovoltaite; voltaite; sulphate; iron; ammonium; water; hydrated; hydroxyl
Book (volume)
unstable and AgCl exsolves on standing.^^ Tarapacd, Chile, associated with Sylvite 7 Ref. 1. 015 Goldschmidt...various sulfates in the nitrate deposits of Tarapaca, Chile, and similarly in Peru. In the United States sylvite...large amounts at many places in Chile, as at Caracoles in Antofagasta, the Huantajaya district in Tarapaca...Silver City district, Owyhee County, Idaho, Poorman mine, where masses weighing many pounds were especially...Finistere, France. Found abundantly at Chanarcillo, Chile (megabromite, iodembolite, pt.) associated with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of aluminocopiapite, halotrichite, coquimbite, voltaite and gypsum. K EY WORDS : melanterite, rozenite...This process is characterized by the term ‘acid mine drainage’. Oxidation is a complex process that proceeds...river is named, and is a classic example of acid mine drainage. The river water often precipitates soluble...IPB, flows over 95 km south from its source in the Sierra Aracena, to the Huelva Estuary, before emptying...Parabutlerite Rhomboclase* Rozenite* Szomolnokite* Voltaite Formulae Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2.20H2O Al2(SO4)3
Book (edition)
MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite, 5 111111...Veta Negra, Chile Page 2: Anorpiment on D!piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page...CCM CM DANR EJM JMPS MM MP NJMA ZRMO Republic province prefecture county departement departamento
Report (chapter)
closed-basin lakes, in rock outcrops, and in mines and mine wastes has been noted since early antiquity. The...rocks, coal deposits, metallic ore deposits, and mine wastes. The composition of the salts reflects the...have been found in arid regions, as at Copaquire, Chile; chalcanthite was also a minor ore in the oxidized...was shipped in large quantities from the Bluestone mine, Nevada (Palache et al. 1951). Many of the soluble...is a massive sulfide that hosts extremely acidic mine waters, some with negative pH values (Nordstrom
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and to achieve a better understanding of the acid mine drainage (AMD) systems associated with pyrite oxidation...identified. The sulfate assemblages from the Fornovolasco mine were the first to be systematically studied using...iron phosphate-sulfate from the Buca della Vena mine and named it bohuslavite, Fe3+ 4 (PO4 )3 (SO4 )(OH)(H2...a sulfate assemblage found at the Monte Arsiccio mine, where well-crystallized sulfate specimens were...della=Radice mine; For = Fornovolasco MA = Montemine; Arsiccio Pol = Arsiccio Pollone mine. mine; CdR Canale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
O)2, a new hydrophobic Ti4+ sulfate from Alcaparrosa, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4), 851–861....mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile. Alcaparrosaite...krausite, pertlikite, pyrite, tamarugite, and voltaite. Other minerals at the deposit include aluminocopiapite...Alcaparrosaite is named for the locality, the Alcaparrosa mine. Three cotype specimens are deposited in the...The first Cr-dominant amphibole from the Akaishi Mine, Higashi-Akaishi Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
 
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