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HYDROZINCITE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2
formula, see observation
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
formula, see observation
DEF

A white, grayish, or yellowish mineral [which] is a minor ore of zinc and is found in the upper (oxidized) zones of zinc deposits as an alteration product of sphalerite.

OBS

earthy calamine: An early name for hydrozincite.

OBS

hydrozincite: Named in allusion to its composition. Since prospectors use it as an indicator of zinc deposits, it was also called "zinc bloom."

OBS

calamine: An early name that covered the zinc minerals smithsonite, hydrozincite, and hemimorphite.

OBS

Chemical formula: ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2 or Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2
formula, see observation
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral qui est un produit d'altération de la sphalérite, constitué de carbonate hydraté naturel de zinc.

CONT

L'hydrozincite n'est pour ainsi dire jamais bien cristallisée. Elle est de teinte blanche, sauf présence de cuivre qui la verdit plus ou moins fortement. En aspect, on pourrait la confondre avec la smithsonite.

OBS

calamine terreuse : Nom donné par les anciens auteurs à la zinconise ou hydrozincite.

OBS

Formule chimique : ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2 ou Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2
formula, see observation
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
formula, see observation
DEF

Carbonato de cinc [...] que cristaliza en el sistema clinorrómbico; es un mineral muy blanco, que forma masas amorfas, de consistencia terrosa.

OBS

Fórmula química: ZnCO3•Zn(OH)2 o Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

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