zaccagnaite
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Zaccagnaite is a mineral, with a formula Zn4Al2CO3(OH)12·3H2O. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals associated with calcite in cavites in Carrara marble of the Italian Alps and is thought to have formed by hydrothermal alteration of sphalerite in an aluminium rich environment. It is named after Domenico Zaccagna (1851–1940), an Italian mineral collector.
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- Zaccagnaite
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 5.DA.45
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 5.DA.45
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Zac
- chemical formula
- Zn₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃] * 3H₂O
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Zaccagnaite is a mineral, with a formula Zn4Al2CO3(OH)12·3H2O. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals associated with calcite in cavites in Carrara marble of the Italian Alps and is thought to have formed by hydrothermal alteration of sphalerite in an aluminium rich environment. It is named after Domenico Zaccagna (1851–1940), an Italian mineral collector.
==See also== List of minerals List of minerals named after people