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Zincolibethenite

Year of discovery: 2003 (Kabwe mine (Broken Hill mine), Zambia), 2015 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of zincolibethenite

• CuZnPO₄(OH)
• [Cu²⁺Zn²⁺][OH|PO₄]^4-

• Class: Olivenite group
• Class: Phosphate - Hydroxide

• Cu => Zn: Tarbuttite

• Zn => Cu: Libethenite

• CuZn => Mn₂: Triploidite
• CuZn => Fe₂: Wolfeite, Satterlyite
• CuZn => Mg₂: Hydroxylwagnerite, Holtedahlite, Althausite

• PO₄ => AsO₄: Zincolivenite

• Color: Green
• Streak: Pale green
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Distinct on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3.5
• Density: 4.0

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mmm, Pnnm
• Lattice: a=8.3, b=8.3, c=5.9