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Vanderheydenite from
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Vanderheydenite
Formula:Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
ZnO55.63 %
CuO0.07 %
FeO0.11 %
MnO0.06 %
P2O514.18 %
As2O54.33 %
SO38.71 %
H2O18.31 %
Total:101.40 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Zn5.99Cu0.01Fe0.01Mn0.01)Σ6.02[(PO4)1.75(AsO4)0.33]Σ2.08(SO4)0.95(OH)3.91·6.96H2O
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Elliott, Peter, Kolitsch, Uwe (2018) Description and crystal structure of vanderheydenite, Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O, a new mineral from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (4) 835-840 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2750
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanderheydenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:926713
Long-form Identifier:1:3:926713:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015. Newsletter No 23. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 51-58 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.05
Elliott, Peter, Kolitsch, Uwe (2018) Description and crystal structure of vanderheydenite, Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O, a new mineral from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (4) 835-840 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2750
 
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