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Wulfingite Mineral Data
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General Wulfingite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 99.40 gm |
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Zinc 65.78 % Zn 81.88 % ZnO |
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Hydrogen 2.03 % H 18.12 % H2O |
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Oxygen 32.19 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
Fluorite veins in a limestone quarry. Polymorth of sweetite and ashoverite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1985 |
| Locality: |
Milltown, near Ashover, Derbyshite, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ernst Anton Wulfing (1860-1930), professor of mineralogy and petrography, Heidelberg University. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Wulfingite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Wuelfingite |
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