Zinkenite

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Zinkenite
Zinkenite 2 w- sphalerite Lead antimony sulfide Fargo mine Stevens County Washington 1971.jpg
Zinkenite, Fargo mine, Stevens County, Washington
General
Category Sulfosalt minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Pb9Sb22S42
IMA symbol Zkn [1]
Strunz classification 2.JB.35a
Crystal system Hexagonal
Crystal class Pyramidal (6)
H-M symbol: (6)
Space group P63

Zinkenite is a steel-gray metallic sulfosalt mineral composed of lead antimony sulfide Pb 9 Sb 22 S 42. Zinkenite occurs as acicular needle-like crystals. [2]

It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in the Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and named after its discoverer, German mineralogist and mining geologist, Johann Karl Ludwig Zinken (1790–1862). [3] [4]

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References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID   235729616.
  2. http://webmineral.com/data/Zinkenite.shtml Webmineral data
  3. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/zinkenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
  4. http://www.mindat.org/min-4417.html Mindat