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Zincobotryogen

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Locality: 
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

A lot of yellow orange crystal aggregates of the new and very rare mineral zincobotryogen (IMA 2015-107) from the famous Bisbee mine in Arizona.

The Zn analogue of botryogen.  A very rare secondary Zn-Fe(III) sulphate formed in the oxidation zone.

Orginally described as a new mineral by Kwang-chih et al. (1964) from Xitieshan Pb-Zn deposit, Da Qaidam Co., Haixi Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, China. Thereafter considered as a mineral that needed reinvestigation. Finally approved by IMA in 2016 (IMA 2015-107).

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

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