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Zincolibethenite

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Zincolibethenite

Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Zincolibethenite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Zincolibethenite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Zincolibethenite

Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Zincolibethenite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Zincolibethenite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Zincolibethenite

Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Zincolibethenite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

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About ZincolibetheniteHide

Formula:

CuZn(PO₄)(OH)

Colour:

Bright green, bluish tint

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Olivenite Group

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Olivenite Group

Structurally distinct, intermediate member of the solid solution series between Libethenite and synthetic orthorhombic Zn2[OH|PO4] with a Zn:Cu ratio of (ideally) 1:1; Zn and Cu atoms are ordered on two different sites in the crystal structure.

Phosphate analogue of Zincolivenite.

Classification of ZincolibetheniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2003

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

8.BB.30

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1

Physical Properties of ZincolibetheniteHide

Colour:

Bright green, bluish tint

Optical Data of ZincolibetheniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.660 n_β = 1.705 n_γ = 1.715

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.055

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

Surface Relief:

High

Chemical Properties of ZincolibetheniteHide

Formula:

CuZn(PO₄)(OH)

Elements listed:

Cu, H, O, P, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ZincolibetheniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pnnm

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.3263 Å, b = 8.2601 Å, c = 5.8771 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.008 : 1 : 0.712

Unit Cell V:

404.20 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012060	Zincolibethenite	Williams P A, Leverett P, Birch W D, Hibbs D E, Kilitsch U, Mihajlovic T (2006) Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales Australian Journal of Mineralogy 12 3-7		2006	Block 14 open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Zincolibethenite'
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_publ_author_name
'Williams P A'
'Leverett P'
'Birch W D'
'Hibbs D E'
'Kilitsch U'
'Mihajlovic T'
_journal_name_full 'Australian Journal of Mineralogy'
_journal_volume 12 
_journal_year 2006
_journal_page_first 3
_journal_page_last 7
_publ_section_title
;
 Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales
 Note: z-coordinate of O3 altered by communication with authors, April 2010
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012060
_chemical_compound_source 'Block 14 open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Zn1.06 Cu.94 (P.98 As.02) O5 H'
_cell_length_a 8.323
_cell_length_b 8.251
_cell_length_c 5.861
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 402.493
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.992
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n n m'
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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'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  'x,y,-z'
  '-x,-y,z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
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Zn1   0.36060   0.37090   0.50000   1.00000   0.00800
Cu   0.00000   0.50000   0.25090   0.94000   0.01000
Zn2   0.00000   0.50000   0.25090   0.06000   0.01000
P   0.23350   0.25290   0.00000   0.98000   0.00600
As   0.23350   0.25290   0.00000   0.02000   0.00600
O1   0.10980   0.11310   0.00000   1.00000   0.01100
O2   0.13290   0.41310   0.00000   1.00000   0.00900
O3   0.34050   0.24250   0.21190   1.00000   0.01100
O-h   0.11670   0.39370   0.50000   1.00000   0.00900
H   0.09200   0.30700   0.50000   1.00000   0.03800

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
5.87 Å	(39)
4.79 Å	(100)
3.699 Å	(22)
2.935 Å	(33)
2.632 Å	(47)
2.405 Å	(19)
2.304 Å	(18)

Type Occurrence of ZincolibetheniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Synonyms of ZincolibetheniteHide

IMA2003-010

Other Language Names for ZincolibetheniteHide

German:Zinkolibethenit

Simplified Chinese:羟磷铜锌石

Spanish:Zincolibethenita

Traditional Chinese:羥磷銅鋅石

Relationship of Zincolibethenite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Olivenite Group

Other Members of this group:

Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Auriacusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Eveite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite)	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺[(Sb,As)O₄]O
Zincolivenite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Zincolibethenite associated with Hemimorphite

Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

8.BB.X	Arsenowagnerite	Mg₂(AsO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.05	Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Montebrasite	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Tavorite	LiFe³⁺(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.10	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.10	Zwieselite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Sarkinite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Triploidite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.BB.15	Wagnerite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Wolfeite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Stanĕkite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(PO₄)O	Mon.
8.BB.15	Joosteite	Mn²⁺(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.15	Hydroxylwagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.20	Holtedahlite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Trig. 3m : P3 1m
8.BB.20	Satterlyite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe)₁₂(PO₄)₅(PO₃OH)(OH,O)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
8.BB.25	Althausite	Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F,◻)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.30	Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Eveite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.30	Zincolivenite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Auriacusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.35	Paradamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.35	Tarbuttite	Zn₂(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.40	Barbosalite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Hentschelite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon.
8.BB.40	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Scorzalite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Wilhelmkleinite	ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon.
8.BB.45	Trolleite	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.50	Namibite	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.55	Phosphoellenbergerite	(Mg,◻)₂Mg₁₂(PO₄,PO₃OH)₆(PO₃OH,CO₃)₂(OH)₆	Hex.
8.BB.60	Urusovite	CuAl(AsO₄)O	Mon.
8.BB.65	Theoparacelsite	Cu₃(As₂O₇)(OH)₂	Orth.
8.BB.70	Turanite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.75	Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂	Mon.
8.BB.80	Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.85	Averievite	Cu₆(VO₄)₂O₂Cl₂	Trig.
8.BB.90	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet.
8.BB.90	Richellite	CaFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	Amor.
8.BB.90	Zinclipscombite	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2

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References for ZincolibetheniteHide

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Braithwaite, R.S.W., Pritchard, R.G., Paar, W.H., Pattrick, R.A.D. (2005) A new mineral, zincolibethenite, CuZnPO4OH, a stoichiometric species of specific site occupancy. Mineralogical Magazine: 69(2): 145-153.

Williams, P.A., Leverett, P., Birch, W.D., Hibbs, D.E., Kolitsch, U., Mihajlović, T. (2006) Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy: 12: 3-7.

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Australia
New South Wales Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district Broken Hill ⓘ Block 14 opencut	Williams, P.A., Leverett, P., Birch, W.D., Hibbs, D.E., Kolitsch, U., Mihajlović, T. (2006) Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy: 12: 3-7.

Chile
Atacama Copiapó Province Tierra Amarilla ⓘ Dos Adrianas Mine	maurizio dini & arturo molina collections: confirmed by semiquantitative and quantitative analysis

France
Occitanie Aveyron Villefranche-de-Rouergue Monteils ⓘ Falgayrolles	Falgayrolles (Aveyron), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°3 2010 Les Mineraux de la Mine de Falgayrolles ( Aveyron ) - Favreau G., Eytier J-R., Eytier C. (2010), Les minéraux de la mine de Falgayrolles (Aveyron), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°109

Japan
Shiga Prefecture Konan City Ishibe ⓘ Haiyama quarry	Masutomi Museum specimen and analyses (Kyoto)

Namibia
ǁKaras Region Oranjemund Rosh Pinah ⓘ Skorpion Mine	Jahn, S. (2007): Tarbuttit von der Skorpion Zink Mine, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 56-66. (in German)

Portugal
Beja Odemira São Luís ⓘ Herdade dos Pendões Mine	Alves, P. and Kampf, A.R. (2017) A mina de ferro e manganês da Herdade dos Pendões, Odemira, sudoeste de Portugal. Acopios, 8: 17-62. (in Portuguese).

Republic of the Congo
Bouenza Department Mfouati District Mfouati ⓘ Palabanda quarries	https://www.spiriferminerals.com/196,Veszelyites-and-other-minerals-from-Congo.html

Spain
Andalusia Córdoba Belalcázar La Ventosilla farmhouse ⓘ Cogolla Alta mine	Rewitzer, C., Calvo, M. Hochleitner, R., and Utrera, C. (2018). Adamite, austinite, schlegelite, dugganite and other uncommon minerals in the “Cogolla Alta” claim,Belalcázar, Córdoba, Spain. Mineral Up, 5 (2), 50-77.
Castile and Leon Salamanca Golpejas-Vega de Tirados Golpejas Mining group ⓘ Tita Mine	Calvo, M. (2015): Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VII, Fosfatos, arseniatos y vanadatos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid - Fundación Gómez Pardo. 479 pp

USA
Nevada Elko Co. Snowstorm Mountains Mining District ⓘ Snowstorm prospect (Snow claims; Zek claims)	Collected and analyzed by Tim Rose.
Lander Co. North Battle Mountain Mining District ⓘ Snowstorm mine (Mountain View mine)	Steve Silva (2010) Zincolibethenite from Nevada: Optical Analysis with a Spindle Stage. International Micromounters Journal, 17, 33 & 4, 5-8.

Zambia (TL)
Central Province Kabwe District Kabwe (Broken Hill) ⓘ Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine) (TL)	R. S. W. Braithwaite, R. G. Pritchard, W. H. Paar & R. A. D. Pattrick (2005): A new mineral, zincolibethenite, CuZnPO4OH, a stoichiometric species of specific site occupancy. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 145-153; Am Min 90:1950

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Zincolibethenite

About ZincolibetheniteHide

Classification of ZincolibetheniteHide

Physical Properties of ZincolibetheniteHide

Optical Data of ZincolibetheniteHide

Chemical Properties of ZincolibetheniteHide

Crystallography of ZincolibetheniteHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Type Occurrence of ZincolibetheniteHide

Synonyms of ZincolibetheniteHide

Other Language Names for ZincolibetheniteHide

Relationship of Zincolibethenite to other SpeciesHide

Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

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References for ZincolibetheniteHide

Internet Links for ZincolibetheniteHide

Localities for ZincolibetheniteHide

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