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Zinczippeite & Natrozippeite

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Zinczippeite & Natrozippeite

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 1.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Very rare zinc bearing secondary uranium mineral zinczippeite in association with natrozippeite. Zinczippeite forms orange-yellow crystalline coatings, natrozippeite forms lemon yellow powdery crust. Banská Stiavnica is one of the few localities for zinczippeite. Confirmed material.

Mineral Data
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Zinczippeite

Formula: 
Zn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 claim; Camp MS 919 claim; Seven Stars MS 916 claim), Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Natrozippeite

Formula: 
Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), Copper Point, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Loranth Minerals

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