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Zinccopperite

Formula:
Cu
 
7
Zn
 
4
 (?)
Colour:GoldenLustre:Metallic
Name:For the composition.


Originally reported by Xiao et al. (1998) from Xifanping Cu deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Sun et al. (2003) and Xie et al. (2006) use Zinccopperite as a generic name for various Cu-Zn alloys, including Cu3Zn (Brass), Cu2Zn (Tongxinite), Danbaite, Zhanghengite and "Zinccopperite".

Classification of Zinccopperite

IMA status:Published without Approval
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.AB.10a

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
B : Zinc-brass family
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Physical Properties of Zinccopperite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Golden

Chemical Properties of Zinccopperite

Formula:
Cu
 
7
Zn
 
4
 (?)
Essential elements:Cu, Zn
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Zn

Relationship of Zinccopperite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.AB.05Cadmium
Cd
1.AB.05Rhenium
Re
1.AB.05Zinc
Zn
1.AB.05Titanium
Ti
1.AB.10bDanbaite
CuZn
 
2
1.AB.10aZhanghengite
CuZn
1.AB.10aBrass
Cu
 
3
Zn
1.AB.10bTongxinite
Cu
 
2
Zn
1.AB.10UM2003-03-E:AgAuCuZn
(Cu,Au,Ag)
 
4
Zn
1.AB.10UM1980-01-E:CuZn
Cu
 
3
Zn
1.AB.10UM1980-02-E:CuZn
Cu
 
4.45
Zn

Other Names for Zinccopperite

Other Languages:
German:Zinccopperit
Spanish:Zinccopperita

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 Zinccopperite

Reference List:Yanfu Xiao, Yan Sun, Yan Lu, Chunqi Wen, and Jiangzhen Wang (1998): Zinccopperite - a new variety of zinc-copper intermetallic compounds discovered in a porphyry-copper deposit. Acta Geologica Sinica 72(3), 308–313.

Jambor, J.L., and Roberts, A.C. (1999): New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist 84, 990-994.

Sun, Y., Xiao, Y., Wen, C., et al. (2002): The discovery of genesis of zinccopperite in a porphyry copper deposit in Xifanping, Sichuan Province. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 21(4), 266-267 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Sun, Y., Xiao, Y., and Wang, J. (2003): The discovery features of the native zinc-copper intermetallic compound in China. Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 23(2), 11-14 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Xie Yuling, Hou Zengqian, Xu Jiuhua, Yuan Zhongxin, Bai Ge, and Li Xiaoyu (2006): Discovery of Cu-Zn, Cu-Sn intermetallic minerals and its significance for genesis of the Mianning-Dechang REE Metallogenic Belt, Sichuan Province, China. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 49(6), 597-603.

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    • Sichuan Province
      • Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Yanyuan Co.
    		Yanfu Xiao, Yan Sun, Yan Lu, Chunqi Wen, and Jiangzhen Wang (1998): Acta Geologica Sinica 72(3), 308–313; Sun, Y., Xiao, Y., Wen, C., et al. (2002): Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 21(4), 266-267.
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