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Formula: Zn(C2H3O3)2.2H2O
Organic compound, zinc-bearing mineral
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Environments
Hydrothermal environments, organic mineral
Domitrovicite is a new mineral, approved in 2023. At present (September 2025) it has been reported only from
the type locality, and is pending publication.
Since the discovery of the first glycolate mineral, lazaraskeite, from
the western end of Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Arizona, USA, at least eight other glycolate
minerals have been identified from the same locality, namely
domitrovicite, fuchunite,
glecklerite, jimkrieghite,
lianbinite, puschridgeite,
rasmussenite and stanevansite.
Localities
At the type locality, Western end, Pusch Ridge, Pima County, Arizona, USA, domitrovicite has been found with
rasmussenite,
lazaraskeite and muscovite
(Mindat photo).
Domitrovicite from Pusch Ridge - Image
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