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Mineral: ZINCOCOPIAPITE
Formula: ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2.18H2O
Crystal System: Anorthic (Triclinic)
Group: Copiapite group
IMA Number: 1964
References: AM 49 (1964), 1777; CM 23 (1985), 53; SMPM 67 (1987), 115; HB5 (2003)
Type Locality: Xitieshan Pb-Zn mine, S. of Mt Qilianshan, Chaidamupendi (Tsadam Basin), Qinghai (Chinghai), China
Zincocopiapite (x 500)
Les Valettes, Valais, CH
Photo MHNG, Coll. P.Perroud (now in NHM Geneva).
Schweiz. Mineral. Petrogr. Mitt., 67, pp. 115-117
Schweizer Strahler, Vol.7, Nr.11, August 1987, pp. 487-511.
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