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Voltaite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Voltaite Group
A group of complex, cubic or tetragonal-pseudocubic metal sulphate hydrates.
A large number of synthetic members is known since the 1930s; they are either cubic or pseudocubic.
Synthetic crystals often contain a cubic core and tetragonal outer sectors (Majzlan et al., 2013).
A large number of synthetic members is known since the 1930s; they are either cubic or pseudocubic.
Synthetic crystals often contain a cubic core and tetragonal outer sectors (Majzlan et al., 2013).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39382:7
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0006190 | Pertlikite | Ertl A, Dyar M D, Hughes J M, Brandstatter F, Gunter M E, Prem M, Peterson R C (2008) Pertlikite, a new tetragonal Mg-rich member of the voltaite group from Madeni Zakh, Iran The Canadian Mineralogist 46 661-669 |  | 2008 | Madeni Zakh, Iran | 0 | 293 |
| 0015642 | Voltaite | Mereiter K (1972) Die kristallstruktur des voltaits, K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al[SO4]12*18H2O Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 18 185-202 | 1972 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Voltaite Group to other Species
Voltaite Group Members:
| Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite | (NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c |
| Ammoniovoltaite | (NH4)2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12(H2O)18 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c |
| Magnesiovoltaite | K2Mg5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c |
| Pertlikite | K2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O | Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/acd |
| Voltaite | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c |
| Zincovoltaite | K2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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Internet Links for Voltaite Group
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References for Voltaite Group
Reference List:
Majzlan, Juraj, Schlicht, Hannes, Wierzbicka-Wieczorek, Maria, Giester, Gerald, Pöllmann, Herbert, Brömme, Beatrix, Doyle, Stephen, Buth, Gernot, Bender Koch, Christian (2013) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of the voltaite group: solid solutions, Mössbauer and infrared spectra, and anomalous anisotropy. Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (2) 221-233 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0254-2
Zhitova, Elena S., Sheveleva, Rezeda M., Kupchinenko, Anastasia N., Zolotarev, Andrey A., Pekov, Igor V., Nuzhdaev, Anton A., Davydova, Vesta O., Vlasenko, Natalia S., Plutakhina, Ekaterina Y., Yapaskurt, Vasiliy O., Schweigert, Peter E., Semenova, Tatiana F. (2023) The Crystal Chemistry of Voltaite-Group Minerals from Post-Volcanic and Anthropogenic Occurrences. Symmetry, 15 (12) 2126 doi:10.3390/sym15122126
Localities for Voltaite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| [Voltaite] Brodtkorb (2002) |
| [Voltaite] MARQUEZ-ZAVALIA +1 other reference | |
| [Voltaite] Márquez-Zavalía et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
Australia | |
| [Voltaite] Sielecki (1988) |
| [Voltaite] Sielecki (1985) | |
| [Voltaite] | |
Austria | |
| [Voltaite] Taucher (1997) |
| [Voltaite] Exel (1993) |
| [Voltaite] Walter et al. (1983) | |
Belgium | |
| [Voltaite] Richard de Nul communication |
Bolivia | |
| [Voltaite] Lindgren et al. (1928) +2 other references |
Bulgaria | |
| [Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, Voltaite] Dimitrova +3 other references |
Canada | |
| [Voltaite] Zodrow (1989) |
| [Voltaite] Sabina (1991) |
| [Voltaite] Sabina (1991) | |
| [Voltaite] Sabina (1991) | |
| [Voltaite] Sabina (1991) | |
| [Voltaite] Barrick Gold Corporation |
Chile | |
| [Voltaite] identified by Gerhard Möhn |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Pertlikite, Voltaite] Kampf +4 other references |
| [Voltaite] Malcherek et al. (2010) | |
| [Voltaite] Werthessen (2016) |
| [Voltaite] Singer et al. (2008) | |
| [Voltaite] Anthony et al. (2003) |
| [Voltaite] Natural History Museum Vienna collection (Uwe Kolitsch SXRD on Arturo Molina material) |
| [Voltaite] Chouinard et al. (2005) +1 other reference |
China | |
| [Voltaite] Geological Society of America Abstracts ... |
| [Voltaite] Stracher et al. (2005) | |
| [Zincovoltaite] Li Wanmao et al. (1987) |
| [Voltaite] Yingxia Xu et al. (2007) +1 other reference |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Voltaite] Wen et al. (2020) +1 other reference |
Costa Rica | |
| [Pertlikite, Voltaite] Rodríguez et al. (2017) |
| [Voltaite] Ulloa et al. (2018) |
Cyprus | |
| [Voltaite] Dana 7:II: 465 |
Czech Republic | |
| Žáček et al. (1995) |
| [Voltaite] David Parfitt collection |
France | |
| [Voltaite] Chollet Pascal Collection +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Bourgoin et al. (2011) |
Germany | |
| [Voltaite] Walenta (1992) |
| [Voltaite] Rank (1985) |
| [Voltaite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] |
| [Voltaite] Collection Elmar Lackner |
| [Voltaite] Rösler (1984) |
| [Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, Magnesiovoltaite, Voltaite] XRD analysis (T. Witzke) +3 other references |
| [Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, Pertlikite, Voltaite] Košek (2018) | |
| [Voltaite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Voltaite] Schaarschmidt (2003) |
| [Voltaite] Thalheim +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Thalheim +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Witzke et al. (1998) |
| [Voltaite] Witzke et al. (1998) |
Greece | |
| [Voltaite] Rieck (n.d.) |
| [Voltaite] Katerinopoulos et al. (1994) |
| [Voltaite] Hanke et al. (1994) +2 other references | |
| [Voltaite] Rieck (n.d.) | |
| [Voltaite] Rieck et al. (2018) | |
| [Voltaite] Rieck (n.d.) |
| [Voltaite] Markus J. Stark Collection |
Hungary | |
| [Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, Pertlikite, Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (2008) |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll: Minerals of Rudabánya |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) |
| [Voltaite, Zincovoltaite] collector: Gábor Koller +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) | |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) | |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) |
| [Voltaite] Szakáll et al. (1997) |
Iran | |
| [Pertlikite, Voltaite] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Voltaite] Bariand et al. (1977) |
Italy | |
| [Voltaite] Francesco Civero collection +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Russo et al. (2004) |
| [Voltaite] Russo | |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Pertlikite, Voltaite] Russo et al. (2017) |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Pertlikite, Voltaite] Russo et al. (2017) | |
| [Voltaite] De Michele (1974) | |
| [Voltaite] Pelloux (1927) +1 other reference | |
| [Voltaite] I. Campostrini et al. (1924) |
| [Pertlikite, Voltaite] PANICHI U. (1924) | |
| [Voltaite] PANICHI U. (1924) | |
| [Voltaite] Brizzi G. |
| [Voltaite] Brizzi G. & Meli R. (1995) |
| [Voltaite] Göske et al. (1997) |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Voltaite, Voltaite var: Thallian Voltaite] Mauro (2020) |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Voltaite] Biagioni et al. (2008) +2 other references | |
| [Voltaite] Biagioni et al. (2019) +1 other reference |
Japan | |
| [Voltaite] - (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] SHIMOBAYASHI et al. (2011) |
| [Voltaite] Petrov (n.d.) |
Lebanon | |
| [Voltaite] Kruszewski (2019) |
Mexico | |
| [Voltaite] Foshag (1931) +2 other references |
Peru | |
| [Pertlikite] Tyc et al. (2022) |
| [Voltaite] Ciesielczuk et al. (2013) | |
Poland | |
| Lukasz Kruszewski 2005: Minerals arising in cause of underground fires of "Skalny" coal mine dump in Laziska (unpublished) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Parafiniuk et al. (2009) |
| [Pertlikite, Voltaite] Kruszewski et al. (2020) |
Portugal | |
| [Voltaite] Miguel Rocha's mineral collection |
| [Voltaite] Alves (n.d.) | |
| [Voltaite] Oliveira et al. (2024) |
Romania | |
| [Voltaite] Buzatu et al. (2012) |
| Ł. Kruszewski & M. Cegiełka PXRD data +1 other reference |
Russia | |
| [Ammoniovoltaite] Hålenius et al. (2017) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Zhitova et al. (2023) | |
Slovakia | |
| [Voltaite] |
| [Voltaite] Ďuďa (1993) |
| [Voltaite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Koděra (1990) | |
Spain | |
| [Voltaite] Calvo (1999) |
| [Voltaite] Joan Garcia (2013) |
| [Voltaite] Joan Abella i Creus (Joanabellacreus@gmail.com) |
Switzerland | |
| [Voltaite] Zanelli et al. (2026) |
| [Voltaite] Perroud et al. (1987) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Meisser (2012) |
Tajikistan | |
| [Voltaite] PXRD (Lukasz Kruszewski) |
UK | |
| [Voltaite] Livingstone et al. (1983) |
| [Voltaite] Livingstone et al. (1983) |
USA | |
| [Voltaite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Anthony et al. (1995) +1 other reference | |
| [Voltaite] Anthony et al. (1995) | |
| [Voltaite] Merwin et al. (1937) +3 other references |
| [Voltaite] Hanson et al. (2008) |
| [Voltaite] Anthony et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Anderson (1927) +3 other references |
| [Voltaite] Dan Weinrich / Ralph Merrill Collection |
| [Voltaite] Murdoch (1966) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Adams et al. (2014) |
| [Voltaite] Adams et al. (2014) |
| [Voltaite] |
| [Voltaite] www.mineralsocal.org (1999) | |
| [Voltaite] Melville et al. (1890) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Pemberton (1983) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] part 2 +6 other references |
| [Magnesiovoltaite] Kampf et al. (2024) |
| [Voltaite] King et al. (1991) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Jamieson et al. (2005) | |
| [Voltaite] …Volcano Letter o. 293: 1-3 1930: 118 +3 other references |
| [Voltaite] Allen (1927) +2 other references |
| [Voltaite] Vonsen (1941) +3 other references |
| [Voltaite] MinRec 28 (5) |
| [Voltaite] Goldstein (2006) | |
| [Voltaite] Sherwood et al. (1998) |
| [Voltaite] Guilbert and Zeihen 1964 +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Castor et al. (2004) |
| [Voltaite] Barrick Gold Corporation |
| [Voltaite] Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite, Voltaite] Richards et al. (2017) |
| [Voltaite] STRACHER et al. (2007) |
| [Voltaite] Paris (2011) |
| [Voltaite] Mike Scott S101981 fm Cureton #FUO |
| [Voltaite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Voltaite] Rosenzweig et al. (1955) +1 other reference | |
| [Voltaite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Magnesiovoltaite, Voltaite, Zincovoltaite] In the collection of Alex Earl +1 other reference |
| [Voltaite] | |
| [Voltaite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Voltaite] Dietrich (1990) |
| [Voltaite] Dietrich (1990) |
Mátraszentimre, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary