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⇱ Zinc-bearing Olivenite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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Zinc-bearing Olivenite

A variety of Olivenite
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About Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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Formula:
(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Zinc-bearing olivenite compositionally falling short of the cation-ordered, intermediate member of the Adamite-Olivenite Series, Zincolivenite.

See also Adamite-Olivenite Series.


Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:
4407 (as Zinc-bearing Olivenite)
2981 (as Olivenite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4407:9 (as Zinc-bearing Olivenite)
mindat:1:1:2981:6 (as Olivenite)

Pronunciation of Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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Pronunciation:
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Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Chemistry of Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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Mindat Formula:
(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Cu44.906 %
O28.266 %
As26.472 %
H0.356 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Synonyms of Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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Other Language Names for Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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German:Zinkolivenit (in part)

Common AssociatesHide

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Associations Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
3 photos of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
3 photos of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
3 photos of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with CupriteCu2O
1 photo of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
1 photo of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with CalciteCaCO3
1 photo of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
1 photo of Zinc-bearing Olivenite associated with ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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References for Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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Localities for Zinc-bearing OliveniteHide

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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.
Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Yancowinna Co.
      • Broken Hill district
        • Broken Hill
Birch et al. (1997)
Bulgaria
  • Sofia Province
    • Svoge Municipality
      • Bov
Minceva-Stefanova (1964)
Chile
  • Atacama
    • Copiapó Province
      • Tierra Amarilla
        • Pampa Larga mining district
Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schlüter (Hamburg University)
France
  • Occitanie
    • Aude
      • Narbonne
        • Padern
Berbain (1985)
Germany
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
        • Staufen im Breisgau
          • Grunern
Walenta (1992)
      • Ortenaukreis
        • Oberwolfach
Walenta (1992)
  • Hesse
    • Darmstadt
      • Main-Kinzig-Kreis
        • Freigericht
          • Altenmittlau
Stephan Koch photo
Morocco
  • Drâa-Tafilalet Region
    • Zagora Province
      • Agdz Cercle
        • Tansifte Caïdat
          • Aït Ahmane
Favreau et al. (2006)
          • Ightem
Favreau et al. (2006)
Namibia
  • Oshikoto Region
    • Tsumeb
Gebhard (1999)
Poland
  • Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
    • Kielce County
      • Gmina Chęciny
Wieser et al. (1986)
Slovakia
  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Banská Bystrica District
      • Poniky
Koděra (1986)
Spain
  • Valencian Community
    • Castellón
      • Castellnovo
Honrubia et al. (2002)
      • Villahermosa del Rio
        • San Rafael claim
issuu.com (n.d.) +2 other references
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