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Zippeite
Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA
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A group of metal uranyl sulphates.

A related species is marécottite.

Classification of Zippeite Group

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Relationship of Zippeite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Cobaltzippeite
Co
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
Magnesiozippeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
 · 1.5H
 
2
O
Natrozippeite
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 4H
 
2
O
Nickelzippeite
Ni
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
Pseudojohannite
Cu
 
6.5
(UO
 
2
)
 
8
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
O
 
8
(OH)
 
5
 · 25H
 
2
O
Sejkoraite-(Y)
Y
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
8
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
O
 
6
(OH)
 
2
 · 26H
 
2
O
Zinczippeite
Zn
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
Zippeite
K
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 4H
 
2
O

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 Zippeite Group

Reference List:

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Frondel, C., Ito, J., Honea, R.M., and Weeks, A.M. (1976): Mineralogy of the zippeite-group. Canadian Mineralogist: 14: 429-436.

Burns, P.C. and Deely, K.M. (2002): A topologically novel sheet of uranyl pentagonal bipyramids in the structure of Na[(UO2)4O2(OH)5](H2O)2. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 1579-1586.

Brugger, J., Burns, P., Meisser, N. (2003): Contribution to the mineralogy of acid drainage of uranium minerals: marécottite and the zippeite group. American Mineralogist: 88: 676-685.

Burns, P. C., Deely, K. M., and Hayden, L. A. (2003): The crystal chemistry of the zippeite group. Canadian Mineralogist 41, 687-706.

Peeters, O. M., Vochten, R. & Blaton, N. (2008): The crystal structures of synthetic potassium-transition-metal zippeite-group phases. Canadian Mineralogist 46, 173-182.

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