The Zn analogue of botryogen. The higher hydrate counterpart of chaidamuite. Chemically similar to zincocopiapite and somehow to lishizhenite. A very rare secondary Zn-Fe(III) sulphate formed in the oxidation zone.

Orginally described as a new mineral by Kwang-chih et al. (1964) from Xitieshan Pb-Zn deposit, Da Qaidam Co., Haixi Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, China. Thereafter considered as a mineral that needed reinvestigation. Finally approved by IMA in 2016 (IMA 2015-107).

Crystal structure details:
(1) chains of the [Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)(H₂O)]²⁻ composition, set || c
(2) chain-linked [MO(H2O)5] octahedra, where M = Zn, Mg
(3) also chain-linked but unshared water molecule
(4) 1+2+3 gives larger chain-forming [M²⁺Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)(H₂O)₆(H₂O)] module
(5) hydrogen bonds play a role of an inter-chain module linkage

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4411

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4411:6

GUID
(UUID V4):

61f5cf56-5dc9-4e89-a527-10053dfc8868

Classification of ZincobotryogenHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2016

Strunz-mindat (2023):

7.DC.25

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H₂O
C : With only medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

31.9.6.2

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)(XO₄)Z_q·xH₂O

Hey's CIM Ref.:

25.5.16

25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Zbyg	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of ZincobotryogenHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Bright orange-red

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Optical Data of ZincobotryogenHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.542(5) n_β = 1.551(5) n_γ = 1.587(5)

2V:

Calculated: 54.1°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.045

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

weak

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

colorless (X) - light yellow (Y) - yellow (Z)

Comments:

Z ‖ b; X ∧ c = 10°; negative elongation

Chemical Properties of ZincobotryogenHide

Formula:

(Zn,Mg,Mn²⁺)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O

IMA Formula:

ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O

Elements listed:

Fe, H, O, S, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ZincobotryogenHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.504(2) Å, b = 17.801(4) Å, c = 7.1263(1) Å
β = 100.08(3)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.59 : 1 : 0.4

Unit Cell V:

1311.9 Å³

Comment:

P2₁/n

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009339	Zincobotryogen	Susse P (1968) Die kristallstruktur des botryogens Acta Crystallographica B24 760-767		1968	Rammelsberg mine near Goslar, Germany	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Zincobotryogen'
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_publ_author_name
'Susse P'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 24 
_journal_year 1968
_journal_page_first 760
_journal_page_last 767
_publ_section_title
;
 Die kristallstruktur des botryogens
;
_database_code_amcsd 0009339
_chemical_compound_source 'Rammelsberg mine near Goslar, Germany'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Zn.47 Mn.25 Mg.2 Fe1.08 S2 O16 H15'
_cell_length_a 10.526
_cell_length_b 17.872
_cell_length_c 7.136
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 100.13
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1321.502
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.236
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1 21/n 1'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
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Zn2   0.40780   0.18210   0.34850   0.47000   0.02064
Mn2   0.40780   0.18210   0.34850   0.25000   0.02064
Mg2   0.40780   0.18210   0.34850   0.20000   0.02064
Fe2   0.40780   0.18210   0.34850   0.08000   0.02064
Fe11   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.01811
Fe12   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   1.00000   0.01938
S1   0.09290   0.13850   0.27990   1.00000   0.00241
S2   0.70850   0.06850   0.88450   1.00000   0.00317
O1   0.01100   0.10590   0.11060   1.00000   0.01064
O2   0.21620   0.16130   0.23300   1.00000   0.01862
O3   0.11750   0.08070   0.42900   1.00000   0.01596
O4   0.02470   0.20190   0.34400   1.00000   0.02495
O5   0.74320   0.11480   0.72910   1.00000   0.01874
O6   0.80750   0.00850   0.93090   1.00000   0.01558
O7   0.70770   0.11280   0.05420   1.00000   0.02381
O8   0.58290   0.03380   0.82190   1.00000   0.01836
O-H9   0.02190   0.04320   0.75100   1.00000   0.01330
Wat1   0.45160   0.11610   0.12730   1.00000   0.02292
Wat2   0.59750   0.20550   0.45820   1.00000   0.02558
Wat3   0.33740   0.24730   0.55700   1.00000   0.02292
Wat4   0.83180   0.06170   0.42130   1.00000   0.02001
Wat5   0.91290   0.22460   0.67190   1.00000   0.02394
Wat6   0.20680   0.16060   0.82440   1.00000   0.03204
Wat7   0.40360   0.08880   0.52640   1.00000   0.03128

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
8.92 Å	(100)
6.32 Å	(77)
5.56 Å	(23)
5.14 Å	(45)
4.08 Å	(22)
3.76 Å	(20)
3.21 Å	(31)
3.03 Å	(34)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]

Type Occurrence of ZincobotryogenHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China

General Appearance of Type Material:

prismatic crystals, 0.05 to 2 mm in size

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

collections of the Museum of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O.Box 9825, Beijing 100029, China (registration number KDX067)

Geological Setting of Type Material:

oxidation zone of a Pb-Zn deposit

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of ZincobotryogenHide

IMA2015-107

Other Language Names for ZincobotryogenHide

Simplified Chinese:锌赤铁矾

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.DC.05	Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DC.05	Meta-aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DC.10	Butlerite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DC.10	Parabutlerite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
7.DC.15	Fibroferrite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DC.20	Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DC.25	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DC.30	Chaidamuite	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DC.30	Guildite	CuFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DC.40	Pauladamsite	Cu₄(SeO₃)(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DC.45	Riotintoite	Al(SO₄)(OH) · 3H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DC.50	Thorneite	Pb₆(Te⁶⁺₂O₁₀)(CO₃)Cl₂(H₂O)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DC.55	Vendidaite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₃Cl · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for ZincobotryogenHide

Reference List:

Tu Kwang-chih, Li Hsi-lin, Hsieh Hsen-deh, and Yin Shu-sen (1964): Zincobotryogen and zincocopiapite, two new varieties of sulfate minerals. Ti Chih Hsueh Pao [Acta Geologica Sinica] 44(1), 99-101 (in Chinese with English abstract). - American Mineralogist (1964), 49, 1776 (abstract).

Yang Hexiong and Eu Pingqiu (1988): Crystal structure of zincobotryogen. Kuangwu Xuebao [Acta Mineralogica Sinica] 8(1), 1-12 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Yang, Z., Giester, G., Mao, Q., Ma, Y., Zhang, D., Li, H. (2016): Zincobotryogen, IMA No. 2015-107. CNMNC Newsletter No. 30, April 2016, page 409; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 407–413.

Yang, Z., Giester, G., Mao, Q., Ma, Y., Zhang, D. & Li, H. (2017): Zincobotryogen, ZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)⋅7H2O: validation as a mineral species and new data. Mineral. Petrol. 111, 363-372.

Localities for ZincobotryogenHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Chile
Arica y Parinacota Arica Province Los Camarones valley ⓘ Cuya	Samples analysed by Tony Kampf of LAC Mineralogical Museum, USA

China (TL)
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Da Qaidam (Dachaidan Co.) Xitieshan ⓘ Xitieshan Mine (TL)	Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 407–413 Guangzhi Tu, Xilin Li, Xande Xie, and Shusen Yin (1964): Acta Geologica Sinica 44(1), 99-101 Wanmao Li, Guoying Chen, and Zhizhong Peng (1986): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 6(2), 109-114 Yang, Z., Giester, G., Mao, Q., Ma, Y., Zhang, D., Li, H. (2016): Zincobotryogen, IMA No. 2015-107. CNMNC Newsletter No. 30, April 2016, page 409 Yang, Z., Giester, G., Mao, Q., Ma, Y., Zhang, D. & Li, H. (2017): Zincobotryogen, ZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)⋅7H2O: validation as a mineral species and new data. Mineral. Petrol. 111, 363-372.

Germany
Lower Saxony Goslar District Goslar Rammelsberg ⓘ Rammelsberg Mine	American Mineralogist 103: 330-337 Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy, Fernando Camara, Yulia Uvarova and Olivier C. Gagne (2018) New mineral names

Iran
Kerman Province Sirjan County Pariz ⓘ Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine)	Khorasanipour, M. (2015). Environmental mineralogy of Cu-porphyry mine tailings, a case study of semi-arid climate conditions, Sarcheshmeh mine, SE Iran. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 153, 40-52.

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Graeme, R. (1993) Bisbee revisited. The Mineralogical Record: 24: 421-436 (435).
ⓘ Warren Mining District	Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 430
Colorado Gilpin County Black Hawk Mining District ⓘ Running Lode	*Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.*
Central City Mining District (Central Mining District) ⓘ Prompt Pay Mine	*Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.*
Rio Grande County Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District) ⓘ Summitville Mine (Reynolds Tunnel; Golconda Tunnel)	*Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.*

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