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Zinczippeite

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Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
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Formula:
Zn
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
·16H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicColour:Yellow, orange, red-brown
Hardness:2
Name:The name is derived from its zinc content and similarity to zippeite.


Zippeite Group. The zinc analogue of Zippeite.

Classification of Zinczippeite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/D.20-
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.EC.05

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
E : Uranyl sulfates
C : With medium-sized and large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:31.10.4.5

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.8.14

25 : Sulphates
8 : Sulphates of Sb, V, Cr and U
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Type Occurrence of Zinczippeite

Type Locality:Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 claim; Camp MS 919 claim; Seven Stars MS 916 claim), Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Year of Discovery:1976

Physical Properties of Zinczippeite

Colour:Yellow, orange, red-brown
Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Zinczippeite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Optical Data of Zinczippeite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.700 - 1.750
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 1.700

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r > v weak

Chemical Properties of Zinczippeite

Formula:
Zn
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
·16H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, O, S, U, Zn
All elements listed in formula:H, O, S, U, Zn

Relationship of Zinczippeite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.EC.05Cobaltzippeite
Co
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
·16H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Magnesiozippeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
·1.5H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Nickelzippeite
Ni
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
·16H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Natrozippeite
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Zippeite
K
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.EC.10Rabejacite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 6H
 
2
O
7.EC.15Marécottite
(H
 
3
O)
 
8
Mg
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
[O
 
3
|OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
7.EC.20Pseudojohannite
Cu
 
6.5
(UO
 
2
)
 
8
[O
 
8
|(OH)
 
5
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 25H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.8.1Klebelsbergite
Sb
 
4
[O
 
4
|(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
25.8.2Coquandite
Sb
 
6
[O
 
8
|SO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
25.8.3Peretaite
Ca(SbO)
 
4
[(OH)|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
25.8.4Cannonite
Bi
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
25.8.5Minasragrite
(V
4+
 
O)[SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
25.8.6Stanleyite
(V
4+
 
O)[SO
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.8.7Redingtonite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
·22H
 
2
O
25.8.8Meta-uranopilite
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
25.8.9Uranopilite
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · 12H
 
2
O
25.8.10Natrozippeite
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.8.11Zippeite
K
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.8.12Johannite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
25.8.13Magnesiozippeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
·1.5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Zinczippeite

Other Languages:
German:Zinkzippeit
Russian:Цинк-циппеит

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 Zinczippeite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist (1976): 14: 429.

Mineralogical Magazine (1979): 43: 539.

Canadian Mineralogist (2003): 41: 687-706.

Burns, P.C. (2005) U 6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1839-1894.

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    Localities for Zinczippeite

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
    		[Lapis 2003, 28, 7-8, p.71-72]
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Rožná deposit
    		Petr Pauliš, Stanislav Kopecký, Pavel Černý: Uranové minerály České republiky a jejich lokality 2007
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Bergamo Province
        • Seriana Valley
          • Goglio Valley
            • Valgoglio
    		Probed Milan University 2006
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai Co.
        • Eureka District
          • Bagdad
            • Bozarth Mesa
    		Frondel, C., et al (1976), Mineralogy of the zippeite group, Can.Min.: 14: 429-436; Arizona lode gold mines and gold mining, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 24-25.
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