ZINCITE


Meaning of ZINCITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Zn,Mn)O

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 81.39 gm)

Zinc 80.34 % Zn

Oxygen 19.66 % O

Empirical Formula:

ZnO

Environment:

Metamorphosed weathered ore deposit.

Locality:

Major zinc ore at Sterling Hill and Franklin, New Jersey.

Name Origin:

Named after its composition containing zinc (From the German, "zink")

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[0001] Perfect

Color:

yellow, dark yellow, dark red, or orange.

Density:

5.43 - 5.7, Average = 5.56

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to subtranslucent

Habits:

Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particle s dispersed in matrix.

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

yellowish orange

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