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| Name: | Hopeite Hop |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1469: Hopeite Broken Hill, Rhodesia (Zambia) |
| IMA Chemistry: | Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Hopeite contains elements: Zinc (Zn) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Belgium |
| Year First Published: | 1826 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Brewster D (1826) Description of hopeite, a new mineral from Altenberg near Aix-la-Chapelle, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 10, 107-111 |
| Structural Group Name: | Hopeite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1703 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.25 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.0 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Hopeite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Hopeite Search Web Mineral DB: Hopeite |
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