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Name: Willemite
Wlm
IMA Chemistry: Zn2SiO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Willemite contains elements:
Zinc (Zn)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Belgium
Year First Published: 1830
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Levy A (1830) Der Willemit, Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1, 71-71
Structural Group Name: Phenakite
Fleischer's Group Name: willemite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal|tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 2100 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.5
Diaphaneity: 1.0
Specific Gravity: 4.05
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