zinclipscombite
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Zinclipscombite is a dark-green to brown zinc iron phosphate mineral with the formula Zn(Fe3+)2(PO4)2(OH)2. It occurs as fibrous spheres and exhibits tetragonal crystal structure.
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- Subclass of
- phosphate mineral
- Named after
- lipscombite
- Image
- Zinclipscombite-104316.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.BB.90
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.BB.90
- crystal system
- tetragonal crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Zlcb
- Commons category
- Zinclipscombite
- chemical formula
- ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
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Zinclipscombite is a dark-green to brown zinc iron phosphate mineral with the formula Zn(Fe3+)2(PO4)2(OH)2. It occurs as fibrous spheres and exhibits tetragonal crystal structure.
In the classification of non-silicate minerals zinclipscombite is in the lipscombite group, which also includes lipscombite.
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