Hopeite
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hopeite-238-8503057
title:
Hopeite
text:
Hopeite is a hydrated zinc phosphate with formula: Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O. It is a rare mineral used mainly as a collectors specimen. Hopeite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with prismatic, vitreous white to yellow crystals. It also forms druzy encrustations and reniform (kidney-shaped) masses. The related mineral parahopeite, which has the same composition but different crystal structure, is triclinic. The minerals are formed through oxidation of sphalerite by the presence of phosphate-rich sol
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Mineral
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopeite
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date modified:
2024-01-19T20:19:07Z
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