Zinc (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
About ZincHide
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Specific Gravity:
6.9 - 7.2
Name:
Named around 1526 by Swiss alchemist Paracelsus (1493-1541) after the German "Zinke", "pointy object, fork tooth, comb-tooth", in allusion to its pointy habit in melting ovens.
Zinc Group.
As mm-sized irregular plates with cross-hatched striations and hummocky surfaces. A single particle from the Lunar regolith is ca. 1 micron in diameter.
Note: most of the localities listed here, notably those with "slag" or "smelter" in their names, are almost certainly not localities for "native zinc", but are rather localities for post-mining/anthropogenic zinc. As such, photos of zinc from these localities again are almost certainly showing examples of an artificial product and not of a natural mineral.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4405:5
3e6ee518-0841-4ee9-b90d-061a21865c4d
IMA Classification of ZincHide
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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Classification of ZincHide
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1.AB.05
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
B : Zinc-brass family
1.1.5.1
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
1.8
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Zn | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of ZincHide
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Cleavage:
Perfect
perfect on 0001
Density:
6.9 - 7.2 g/cm3 (Measured) 7.135 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemistry of ZincHide
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Common Impurities:
Sn,Pb,Cd,Fe,Mn,B,Si,Cu,Ag,Ca,Ba
Crystallography of ZincHide
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Class (H-M):
6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 2.665 Å, c = 4.947 Å
Unit Cell V:
30.43 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Crystal StructureHide
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0011200 | Zinc | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Hexagonal closest packed, hcp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0012940 | Zinc | Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616 | 1935 | synthetic | 0 | 298 | |
| 0015115 | Zinc | Hull A W, Davey W P (1921) Graphical determination of hexagonal and tetragonal crystal structures from X-ray data Physical Review 17 549-570 | 1921 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2.091 Å | (100) |
| 2.473 Å | (3) |
| 2.308 Å | (40) |
| 1.687 Å | (28) |
| 1.342 Å | (25) |
| 1.1729 Å | (23) |
| 1.332 Å | (21) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Geological Setting:
In permafrost at Elsa Mine
Type Occurrence of ZincHide
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Synonyms of ZincHide
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Other Language Names for ZincHide
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Common AssociatesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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Fluorescence of ZincHide
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Other InformationHide
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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Industrial Uses:
Galvanising
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References for ZincHide
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Localities for ZincHide
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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the 
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Locality ListHide
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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. 
- Good crystals or important locality for species. 
- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.