Name: | Tarbuttite Tbt |
IMA Chemistry: | Zn2(PO4)(OH) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tarbuttite contains elements: Zinc (Zn) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Zambia |
Year First Published: | 1907 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Name given: Spencer L J (1907) Societies and Academies: Mineralogical Society, Nature 76, 215-215 Description given: Spencer L J (1908) On hopeite and other zinc phosphates and associated minerals from Broken Hill mines, Noth-Western Rhodesia, Mineralogical Magazine 15, 1-38 |
Structural Group Name: | Tarbuttite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1861 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
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