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Locality type:

Cave

Classification

Species:

Voltaite

Formula:

K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Voltaite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Cueva Los Minerales, Irazú Volcano, Oreamuno Canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1311294

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1311294:3

GUID (UUID V4):

b9424cc4-6516-4932-8237-ea52b9c8e8ff

Nearest other occurrences of Voltaite

47.6km (29.6 miles)

ⓘPoás Volcano, Sarchí Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

References

Ulloa, A., Gázquez, F., Sanz-Arranz, A., Medina, J., Rull, F., Calaforra, J.M., Alvarado, G.E., Martinez, M., Avard, G., de Moor, J., De Waele, J. (2018) Extremely high diversity of sulfate minerals in caves of the Irazú Volcano (Costa Rica) related to crater lake and fumarolic activity. International Journal of Speleology, 47(2), 229-246.