ZINCOVOLTAITE FOR SALE

Zincovoltaite is the name given to zinc-bearing voltaite, a potassium, aluminum, and iron-bearing silicate mineral named for the inventor of the electric battery, Alessandro Volta.

Voltaite is an isometric mineral, so its crystals often form in cubes and decahedrons similar to pyrite. Voltaite is usually an oily green to black, while zincovoltaite tends towards green. Voltaite's type locality is within the Italian Alps, while zincovoltaite's type locality is in central China.