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Zincolibethenite

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Dos Adriana Mine, Zapallar Mining District, Los Azules area, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

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Formula:
CuZnPO
 
4
OH
System:OrthorhombicColour:Bright green, bluish tint


Olivenite Group

Structurally distinct, intermediate member of the solid solution series between Libethenite and synthetic orthorhombic Zn2[OH|PO4] with a Zn:Cu ratio of (ideally) 1:1; Zn and Cu atoms are ordered on two different sites in the crystal structure.

Phosphate analogue of Zincolivenite.

Classification of Zincolibethenite

IMA status:Approved 2003
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BB.30

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
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Type Occurrence of Zincolibethenite

Type Locality:Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia

Physical Properties of Zincolibethenite

Colour:Bright green, bluish tint

Crystallography of Zincolibethenite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Pnnm (P21/n 21/n 2/m)
Cell Parameters:a = 8.3263Å, b = 8.2601Å, c = 5.8771Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.008 : 1 : 0.712
Unit Cell Volume:V 404.20 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
5.87 (39)
4.79 (100)
3.699 (22)
2.935 (33)
2.632 (47)
2.405 (19)

Optical Data of Zincolibethenite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.660 nβ = 1.705 nγ = 1.715
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.055

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:High

Chemical Properties of Zincolibethenite

Formula:
CuZnPO
 
4
OH
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Cu, H, O, P, Zn

Relationship of Zincolibethenite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.BB.05Amblygonite
(Li,Na)Al[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.05Montebrasite
LiAl[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.05Tavorite
LiFe
3+
 
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.10Triplite
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.10Zwieselite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.10IMA2004-009
Mg
 
2
[PO
 
4
](OH)
8.BB.15Sarkinite
Mn
2+
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BB.15Triploidite
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.15Wagnerite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.15Wolfeite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.15Stanĕkite
Fe
3+
 
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)[O|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.15Joosteite
Mn
2+
 
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)[PO
 
4
]O
8.BB.20Holtedahlite
Mg
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.20Satterlyite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(OH,O)|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.25Althausite
Mg
 
2
[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.30Adamite
Zn
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BB.30Eveite
Mn
2+
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BB.30Libethenite
Cu
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.30Olivenite
Cu
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BB.30Zincolivenite
CuZn(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BB.35Paradamite
Zn
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BB.35Tarbuttite
Zn
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BB.40Barbosalite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.40Hentschelite
CuFe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.40Lazulite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.40Scorzalite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.40Wilhelmkleinite
ZnFe
3+
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.45Trolleite
Al
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
8.BB.50Namibite
Cu(BiO)
 
2
(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BB.55Phosphoellenbergerite
Mg
 
14
[(OH)
 
6
|(HPO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
2
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
]
8.BB.60Urusovite
Cu[AlAsO
 
5
]
8.BB.65Theoparacelsite
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|As
 
2
O
 
7
]
8.BB.70Turanite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|VO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.75Stoiberite
Cu
 
5
[O
 
2
|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BB.80Fingerite
Cu
 
11
[O
 
2
|(VO
 
4
)
 
6
]
8.BB.85Averievite
Cu
 
6
[O
 
2
|Cl
 
2
|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BB.90Lipscombite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)Fe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BB.90Richellite
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
10
[(OH,F)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
4
 · nH
 
2
O (not confirmed)
8.BB.90Zinclipscombite
ZnFe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2

Other Names for Zincolibethenite

Synonyms:
IMA2003-010
German names:
Zinkolibethenit

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Zincolibethenite

Reference List:Braithwaite, R.S.W., R.G. Pritchard, W.H. Paar & R.A.D. Pattrick (2005): A new mineral, zincolibethenite, CuZnPO4OH, a stoichiometric species of specific site occupancy. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 145-153.

Williams, P.A., P. Leverett, W.D. Birch, D.E. Hibbs, U. Kolitsch and T. Mihajlović (2006): Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy: 12, 3-7.

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    Localities for Zincolibethenite

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Yancowinna Co.
        • Broken Hill
    		P. A. Williams, P. Leverett, W. D. Birch, D. E. Hibbs, U. Kolitsch and T. Mihajlović (2006): Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Austral. J. Mineral. 12, 3-7.
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Los Azules area
          • Zapallar Mining District
    		maurizio dini & arturo molina collections: confirmed by semiquantitative and quantitative analysis
    Namibia
     
    • Karas Region
      • Lüderitz District
        • Rosh Pinah
    		Jahn, S. (2007): Tarbuttit von der Skorpion Zink Mine, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 56-66. (in German)
    Zambia
     
    • Central Province
      • Kabwe (Broken Hill)
    		R. S. W. Braithwaite, R. G. Pritchard, W. H. Paar & R. A. D. Pattrick (2005): A new mineral, zincolibethenite, CuZnPO4OH, a stoichiometric species of specific site occupancy. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 145-153; Am Min 90:1950
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