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Name: Zincsilite
Zs
IMA Chemistry: Zn3Si4O10(OH)2ยท4H2O (?)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Zincsilite contains elements:
Zinc (Zn)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Kazakhstan
Year First Published: 1960
IMA Status: Approved,Questionable mineral species
Status Notes: Smolianinova N N, Moleva V A, Organoba N I (1960) New aluminum-free member of the montmorillonite-sauconite series, Acad. Sci. URSS, Commission for Study of Clays, Report to Meeting of International Commission for Study of Clays 1960, 45-52
Structural Group Name: Smectite-vermiculite
Fleischer's Group Name: smectite
Crystal Systems:
Oldest Known Age: 40 Million Years Ago
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