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Zincocopiapite

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Zincocopiapite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Les Valettes, Mont Chemin, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.4 × 0.9 cm
Description

This is a very interesting and rare specimen with a zinc and iron bearing sulfate mineral zincocopiapite. It forms yellow aggregates and microcrystalline masses on matrix.

Mineral Data
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Zincocopiapite

Formula: 
ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China
Loranth Minerals

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