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Zinc Mineral Data
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General Zinc Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 65.39 gm |
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Zinc 100.00 % Zn |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn |
| Environment: |
Oxidized sphalerite, as volcanic exhalations, and in platinum concentrates. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric |
| Locality: |
Elsa mine, Keno Hill-Galena Hill area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the German, "zink." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Zinc  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64990 |
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PDF 4-831 |
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Zinc Image |
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Zinc Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.856 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.6591, c = 4.9353, Z = 2; V = 30.22 Den(Calc)= 7.19 |
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.091(1), 2.473(0.53), 2.308(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Zinc
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| Cleavage: |
{0001} Perfect |
| Color: |
Blue gray. |
| Density: |
6.9 - 7.2, Average = 7.05 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
| Habit: |
Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks. |
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). |
| Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Streak: |
light gray |
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Calculated Properties of Zinc
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zinc =7.19 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEZinc = 51.95 barns/electron
U=PEZinc x rElectron Density= 342.72 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Zinc is Not Radioactive |
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Zinc Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.01.05.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.05)Dana Group |
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01.01.05.01 Zinc Zn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.05.02 Cadmium Cd P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AB.05 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AB -Zinc-brass family (Cu-Zn alloys) |
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01.AB.05 Cadmium Cd P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AB.05 Rhenium* Re P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AB.05 Zinc Zn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AB.05 Titanium* Ti P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Zinc Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Zinc :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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