Zincalstibite Mineral Data

General Zincalstibite Information
Chemical Formula:	Zn2AlSb(OH)12
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 483.60 gm
	Aluminum 5.58 % Al 10.54 % Al₂O₃
	Zinc 27.04 % Zn 33.66 % ZnO
	Antimony 25.18 % Sb 33.45 % Sb₂O₅
	Hydrogen 2.50 % H 22.35 % H₂O
	Oxygen 39.70 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Zn₂AlSb(OH)₁₂
Environment:	Found within the cavities of marble that was part of an epizonal metamorphic complex originating from a tertiary Tuscan sedimentary sequence. Zn analogue of cualstibite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the composition (ZINk, Aluminium, Stibium).
Synonym:	IMA1998-033