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Zinc-zippeite Mineral Data

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General Zinc-zippeite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Zn++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,497.45 gm
   Uranium   57.19 %  U    64.87 % UO2
   Zinc       5.24 %  Zn    6.52 % ZnO
   Hydrogen   1.70 %  H    15.15 % H2O
   Sulfur     3.85 %  S     9.62 % SO3
   Oxygen    32.03 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Zn2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1976
Help on Locality: Locality: Hillside mine, Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillion Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Zinc-zippeite Say ZINC-ZIPPEITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Zinc-zippeite - Renamed Zinczippeite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131