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Zagh Mine, Hajjiabad, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Irani
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Metavoltine

Zagh Mine, Hajjiabad, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Metavoltine

Zagh Mine, Hajjiabad, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Metavoltine

Zagh Mine, Hajjiabad, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° North , 55° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N19E36
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
2013
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2013:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh


Hematitic iron ore.

This locality is located 117 km N of the port city Bandar Abbas, near Hajjiabad town.

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7 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Botryogen
Formula: MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘ Metavoltine (TL)
Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as an alteration of pyritic trachyte.
ⓘ Pertlikite (TL)
Formula: K2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Single crystals up to 1 cm in pyrite-bearing trachytic eruptive rock with metavoltine, botryogen, pyrite and alunite. Probably formed after the decomposition of pyrite.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Römerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘRömerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘVoltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘPertlikite (TL)7.CC.25K2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘBotryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘMetavoltine (TL)7.DF.35K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Hⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Oⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Mgⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Sⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Kⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Kⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Feⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feⓘ PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe23+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O

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References

Blaas, J. (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntniss natürlicher wasserhaltiger Doppelsulfate. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften: 87(1): 141-163 (in German). https://rruff.info/uploads/Sitzungsberichte_der_Kaiserlichen_Akadem_87_1883_155.pdf
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pages 465, 522, 618, 620
Scordari, F. (1977) The metavoltine problem: metavoltine from Madeni Zakh and Chuquicamata, and a related artificial compound. Mineralogical Magazine, 41 (319) 371-374 doi:10.1180/minmag.1977.041.319.09
Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (2003) Handbook of Mineralogy: 5: 449.
Ertl, A.; Dyar, M. D.; Hughes, J. M.; Brandstätter, 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 (3). 661-669 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.3.661
Jahn, S. (2009) Neue Mineralien: Pertlikit. Mineralien Welt, 20 (5) 72-79
www.mineralienatlas.de (2025) Zagh Mine (Madeni Zakh). https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=18039
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