zincoberaunite
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Zincoberaunite is an iron and zinc phosphate mineral, the Zn analogue of beraunite. It was first described by Chukanov et al. for an occurrence in Hagendorf Sud pegmatite in Germany. Zincoberaunite occurs as a secondary mineral as an alteration product of primary phosphate minerals in granite pegmatites.
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Zincoberaunite is an iron and zinc phosphate mineral, the Zn analogue of beraunite. It was first described by Chukanov et al. for an occurrence in Hagendorf Sud pegmatite in Germany. Zincoberaunite occurs as a secondary mineral as an alteration product of primary phosphate minerals in granite pegmatites.
Beraunite crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with point group 2/m. Beraunite's formula is Zn Fe3+5(OH)5(PO4)4·4H2O.
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