Zincite
ZnO
Zinc oxide
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Open
Zincite specimen from Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA
©
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
1
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Simple oxide
Zincochromite
ZnCr2 O4
Spinel (subgroup)
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0
0
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Mineral
Zincolibethenite
CuZn(PO4 )(OH)
Olivenite (group)
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0
0
—
Mineral, Hydroxide , Orthophosphate , Phosphate
Zincolivenite
CuZn(AsO4 )(OH)
Olivenite (group)
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0
0
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Arsenate , Mineral, Hydroxide
Zincsilite
Zn3 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·4H2 O (?)
Smectite (group)
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0
0
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Hydrated , Mineral, Hydroxide , Silicate
Zinnwaldite
KFeII 2 Al(Al2 Si2 O10 )(OH)2 — KLi2 Al(Si4 O10 )(F,OH)2
Mica
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0
3
Reflectance
Aluminosilicate , Hydroxide , Series
Zippeite
K2 [(UO2 )4 (SO4 )2 O2 (OH)2 ](H2 O)4
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Open
Na-Zippeite specimen from the Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. FOV: 6mm
©
Photo by Weirdmeister (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
3
0
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Uranyl , Mineral, Hydroxide , Hydrated , Sulphate
Zircon
ZrSiO4
Zircon (group)
Cyrtolite
Open
Zircon specimen from Alta, Finnmark, Norway
©
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
300
28
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, PL/Laser, SXES
Mineral, Silicate
Zircon (group)
M SiO4 , M =Zr,Th,Hf,Ce
Nesosilicate
Zircon , Stetindite-(Ce) , Hafnon , Thorite , Coffinite , Zircon, synthetic , Reidite
0
0
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Group , Silicate
Zirconia
ZrO2
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Baddeleyite
Open
A round brilliant-cut cubic zirconia
©
2004 Gregory Phillips (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA-3.0
10
2
CL/SEM, SXES
Simple oxide , Compound
Zirconium
Zr
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Open
©
Photo by W. Oelen (http://woelen.homescience.net/science/index.html), via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0
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2
SXES
Element , Metal
Zirconolite
(Ca,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb,Fe)2 O7 , (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2 O7
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—
2
1
CL
Mineral
Zoisite
Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH)
Epidote (group)
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Open
Zoisite specimens from Tanzania
©
Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
3
3
CL, EDS
Mineral, Aluminosilicate , Hydroxide
Zoisite-(Pb)
CaPbAl3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH)
Epidote (supergroup)
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0
0
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Mineral, Aluminosilicate , Hydroxide
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole
A0-1 X2 Z5 T8 O22 (OH,F,Cl)2
Amphibole
Mg-Fe-Mn amphibole , Na-Ca amphibole , Calcium amphibole , Sodium amphibole
0
0
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Group