Zinclipscombite
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| Zinclipscombite | |
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 Zinclipscombite: Pale green balls and crystal clusters. Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA |
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| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Chemical formula | Zn(Fe3+)2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Strunz classification | 08.BB.90 |
| Dana classification | 41.10.02.02 |
| Unit cell | a = 7.242Å, c = 13.125Å |
| Identification | |
| Molar mass | 386.04 gm |
| Color | Dark green to brown |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
| Specific gravity | 3.65 gm/cc |
| Density | 3.65 gm/cc |
Zinclipscombite Zn(Fe3+)2(PO4)2(OH)2[1][2] is a dark green to brown, phosphate-based mineral containing zinc and iron phosphate.
In the classification of minerals zinclipscombite is in the Lipscombite Group, which also includes lipscombite. This group is within the Non-silicate, Category 8, Anydrous Phosphates, Lazulite supergroup.
[edit] Discovery
The mineral zinclipscombite was discovered and named by Chukanov, Pekov, Möckel, Zadov, and Dubinchuk [3] [4] from a sample from the Silver Coin mine, Edna Mountains, Valmy, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. The new mineral name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, on May 1, 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Mindat
- ^ http://www.webmineral.com/data/Zinclipscombite.shtml WebMineral
- ^ Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Möckel, S., Zadov, A. E., and Dubinchuk V. T. Zinclipscombite, ZnFe 23+ (PO4)2(OH)2, a new mineral species Geology of Ore Deposits, 49, 7, 509-513, DOI: 10.1134/S1075701507070033 [2]
- ^ Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Möckel, S., Zadov, A. E., and Dubinchuk V. T. (2006): Zinclipscombite ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 – a new mineral. Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, 135(6), 13–18. [3]
[edit] External links
Gallery of zinclipscombite pictures at mindat.org.
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