Zincolibethenite Mineral Data

General Zincolibethenite Information
Chemical Formula:	CuZn(PO4)OH
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 240.99 gm
	Zinc 27.73 % Zn 34.52 % ZnO
	Copper 25.84 % Cu 32.35 % CuO
	Phosphorus 12.81 % P 29.36 % P₂O₅
	Hydrogen 0.42 % H 3.74 % H₂O
	Oxygen 33.20 % O
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	100.00 % 99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Cu_0.98Zn_1.02P_0.99O₄(OH)
Environment:	Thought to have formed from a Zn-rich cupriferous fluid which possibly originated from the late-stage alteration of tarbuttite. Zn-dominant analogue of libethenite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Broken Hill mines, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for its relationship to libethenite.
Synonym:	IMA2003-010