Zinalsite
A synonym of Fraipontite
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Formula:
(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Hardness:
2½ - 3
Name:
Named in 1956 by Fedor Vassil’evich Chukhrov from its composition: zinc (Zin), aluminum (Al) and silicon (Si). Chukhrov and Petrovskaia (1971) further defined zinalsite as the Zn analog of amesite.
Synonym:
A synonym of Fraipontite
Originally reported from Akdzhal deposit, Akdzhal, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya [Eastern-Kazakhstan] Oblast'), Kazakhstan. and Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA.
Discredited by IMA in 2006 (IMA 06–C) = fraipontite (?), cf. Burke 2006.
d 10.46 (100), 7.30 (100), 4.55, 3.58, 2.71. 2.425, 1.559
Sp. Gr. 3.007 H 2.5-3 n = 1.56-1.58
Discredited by IMA in 2006 (IMA 06–C) = fraipontite (?), cf. Burke 2006.
d 10.46 (100), 7.30 (100), 4.55, 3.58, 2.71. 2.425, 1.559
Sp. Gr. 3.007 H 2.5-3 n = 1.56-1.58
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
4404 (as Zinalsite)
1588 (as Fraipontite)
1588 (as Fraipontite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4404:8 (as Zinalsite)
mindat:1:1:1588:8 (as Fraipontite)
mindat:1:1:1588:8 (as Fraipontite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
76d4e5eb-b73f-4630-b421-dc34f3ba635c (as Zinalsite)
c33f4465-93a6-4a63-9a6e-f34bdac55311 (as Fraipontite)
c33f4465-93a6-4a63-9a6e-f34bdac55311 (as Fraipontite)
Internet Links for Zinalsite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-4404.html
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