Zinclipscombite
Encyclopedia
Zinclipscombite Zn2(PO4)2(OH)2 is a dark green to brown, phosphate-based mineral containing zinc
and iron
phosphate
.
In the classification of minerals zinclipscombite is in the Lipscombite Group, which also also includes lipscombite
.
This group is within the Non-silicate, Category 8, Anydrous Phosphates, Lazulite supergroup.
from a sample from the Silver Coin mine, Edna Mountains, Valmy, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
The new mineral name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, on May 1, 2006.
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
and iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
phosphate
Phosphate
A phosphate, an inorganic chemical, is a salt of phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry or ecology. Inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in...
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In the classification of minerals zinclipscombite is in the Lipscombite Group, which also also includes lipscombite
Lipscombite
Lipscombite 222 is a green gray, olive green, or black. phosphate-based mineral containing iron, magnesium, and iron phosphate....
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This group is within the Non-silicate, Category 8, Anydrous Phosphates, Lazulite supergroup.
Discovery
The mineral zinclipscombite was discovered and named by Chukanov, Pekov, Möckel, Zadov, and Dubinchukfrom a sample from the Silver Coin mine, Edna Mountains, Valmy, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
The new mineral name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, on May 1, 2006.