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Zincsilite

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gelbweiße Massen von Zinksilit, Ermakovskoe Lagerstätte, Burjatien, Ferner Osten, Russland; BB ~ 3 mm, analysiert
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta); Contribution: openpit
Location: Russland/Ferner Osten, Föderationskreis/Burjatien (Buryatia), Republik/Ulan-Ude/Ermakovskoe (Yermakovskoe, Jermakovskoe), Be-Lagerstätte
Mineral: Zincsilite
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Zinksilit

gelbweiße Massen von Zinksilit, Ermakovskoe Lagerstätte, Burjatien, Ferner Osten, Russland; BB 3 mm, analysiert
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta)
Contribution: openpit 2021-04-28
Locality: Ermakovskoe (Yermakovskoe, Jermakovskoe), Be-Lagerstätte / Ulan-Ude / Burjatien (Buryatia), Republik / Ferner Osten, Föderationskreis / Russland

Collectors Summary

Color bläulichweiß
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 1.50 - 2.00
Solubility +++ Säuren

Chemism

Chemical formula

Zn3Si4O10(OH)2·4H2O

Chemical composition

Silicium, Zink, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 574.64067 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 33

Info

Empirical formula:

Zn3Si4O10(OH)2·4H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.75

10

30.30

1.0079470

10.0794700
Oxygen

O

44.55

16

48.48

15.9994300

255.9908800
Silicon

Si

19.55

4

12.12

28.0855300

112.3421200
Zinc

Zn

34.15

3

9.09

65.4094000

196.2282000

Analysis wt%

Ø ZnO : 30.82, CuO : 1.84, MgO : 2.85, CaO : 4.20, Al2O3 : 0.77, Fe2O3 : 1.86, SiO2 : 45.18, H2O : 12.60 (Ref: American Mineralogist 61)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.EC.45

9: Silikate (Germanate)
E: Schichtsilikate (Phyllosilikate)
C: Schichtsilikate (Phyllosilikate) mit Glimmer Tafeln, zusammengesetzt aus tetrahedralen oder octahedralen Netzen
45:Saponit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/H.20-060

VIII: SILIKATE
H: Schichtsilikate
20: Tonminerale, regulär geschichtet; Glimmerartige Schicht-silikate mit Baugruppen [Si4O10] 4- und verwandte Strukturen; Montmorillonit-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

9.EI.510

9: SILICATES
E: Phyllosilicates
I: Montmorillonite-Saponite-Group

Dana 8th edition

71.03.01b.08

71: Phyllosilicate Minerals
03: Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings with 2:1 clays
01b: Smectite group (Trioctahedral Smectites)

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

bläulichweiß

Streak color

weiß

max. Birefringence

0.048
Birefringence chart\! Zincsilite title=Birefringence chart Zincsilite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.514

RI value β

1.559

RI value γ / ε

1.562

Ri mean

1.545

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 11°~

Crystallography

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

nd

Cell parameters γ

90°

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

15.3(100),
4.09(70),
1.528(60)
XRD chart Zincsilite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

1.50 - 2.00

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

24 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.66 (gemessen)

Instability

+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Kasachstan/Qaraghandy, Oblysy (Karaganda)/Balqash/Batystau

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Smol`yaninova & Moleva & Organova, 1960

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 2 (1995), 896

Other languages

Spanish

Cincsilita

English

Zincsilite

French

Zincsilite

German

Zinksilit

Russian

Цинксилит

Alternative Name

Italian

Zincsilita

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Zs

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 215vYJKMn0if5mJOy6ogdw
GUID (Global unique identifier) 606F5EDB-8C92-489F-9FE6-624ECBAA2077
Database ID 4298