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Hydrozincite

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Description
Locality: 
Evelyn Mine, Pine Creek, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

A rich coverage of this rare zinc carbonate makes this an excellent specimen of the species. It consists of masses of micro white radiating crystals covering nearly the entire piece. There is some associated minor hemimorphite. This mine is long closed and unlikely to produce any future specimen material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
Gondwana Minerals