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Zinc

Year of discovery: 1526 (Dulcinea de Llampos mine, Chile), 1993 (Japan)

Locality list: 3 localities of zinc

• Zn
• [Zn]

• Class: Native elements
• Soluble in: HCl

• Zn => Cd: Cadmium

• Color: White
• Streak: Pale gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Platy

• Cleavage: Perfect on {0001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 2
• Density: 7.0

• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 6/mmm, P6₃/mmc
• Lattice: a=2.7, c=4.9

Etymology: Zink in German

Synonym: Native zinc