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Formula: Zn(UO2)(SO4)2(H2O)5
Sulphate, uranyl mineral
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 3.32 measured, 3.376 calculated
Hardness: 2½
Streak: Very pale yellow
Colour: Yellow to orange-yellow
Luminescence: No fluorescence under UV
Solubility: Easily soluble in water at room-temperature
Environments
Sedimentary environments
Hydrothermal environments
Zincorietveldite is a new mineral, approved in 2022 and to date (August 2023) reported onlt from San Juan
county (2 localities).
Localities
At the type locality, the Blue Lizard mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan county, Utah, USA,
zincorietveldite occurs as transparent, vitreous yellow to orange–yellow blades in a
secondary assemblage with
bobcookite, coquimbite,
halotrichite, libbyite,
metavoltine, rhomboclase,
römerite, tamarugite and
voltaite
(MM 87.528-533).
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