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Spencerite Mineral Data
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General Spencerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 539.56 gm |
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Zinc 48.48 % Zn 60.34 % ZnO |
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Phosphorus 11.48 % P 26.31 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.49 % H 13.36 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.55 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral in some zinc-bearing hydrothermal deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1916 |
| Locality: |
Hudson Bay mine, about eight km southeast of Salmo, near Nelson, Kootenay district, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Leonard James Spencer (1870-1959), British mineralogist, formerly Keeper of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History), London, England. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Spencerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 9349 |
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PDF 35-631 |
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