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Also known as IMA2006-047

Zincolivenite is a copper zinc arsenate mineral with formula CuZn(AsO4)(OH) that is a member of the olivenite group. Its colors range from green to blue, and its name comes from its composition of zinc and olivenite.

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zinc
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
8.BB.30
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
8.BB.30
mineral fracture
conchoidal fracture
type locality (geology)
Agios Konstantinos
Commons category
Zincolivenite
streak color
white
IMA Mineral Symbol
Zoli
chemical formula
CuZnAsO₄(OH)
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Zincolivenite | image = Zincolivenite-107042.jpg | imagesize = 260px | alt = | caption = Zincolivenite from Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki District, East Attica Prefecture, Greece | category = Arsenate mineral | formula = CuZn(AsO4)(OH) | IMAsymbol = Zoli | strunz = 8.BB.30 | dana = 41.06.06.06 | system = Orthorhombic | class = Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = Pnnm | unit cell = a = 8.5839(15) Å b = 8.5290(13) Å c = 5.9696(9) Å; Z = 4 | color = Green, greenish blue | colour = | habit = Prismatic crystals, radiating | twinning = | cleavage = Perfect on {010}, imperfect on {101} | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 3.5 | luster = Vitreous | streak = White | diaphaneity = Translucent | gravity = 4.33 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (-) | refractive = nα = 1.736(2) nβ = 1.784(2) nγ = 1.788(2) | birefringence = 0.052 | pleochroism = Weak X = light bluish green, Y = Z = light blue | 2V = Measured: 30° | dispersion = r > v, very strong | extinction = Parallel extinction | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | prop1 = | prop1text = | references = }} Zincolivenite is a copper zinc arsenate mineral with formula CuZn(AsO4)(OH) that is a member of the olivenite group. Its colors range from green to blue, and its name comes from its composition of zinc and olivenite.

It was first described from St Constantine, Lavrion District Mines, Laurium, Attica, Greece. It was approved by the International Mineralogical Association in 2006.

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