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Name: Wurtzite
Wur
IMA Chemistry: ZnS
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Wurtzite contains elements:
Zinc (Zn)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Bolivia
Year First Published: 1861
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Friedel C (1861) Sur le dimorphisme du sulfure de zinc, Comptes Rendus de L’Académie des Sciences Paris 52, 983-985
Structural Group Name: Wurtzite
Fleischer's Group Name: wurtzite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2816 Million Years Ago
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