Hopeite is a hydrated zinc phosphate with formula: Zn 3 (PO 4) 2 ·4H 2 O. It is a rare mineral used mainly as a collectors specimen. Hopeite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with …
Two varieties are known, α-Hopeite and β-Hopeite (Spencer, 1908), which are distinguished by slightly different optical properties and thermal behaviour. These two varieties differ by the …
Hopeite is a rare mineral that forms late-stage in hydrothermal zinc deposits and in complex granite pegmatites, and also occurs as incrustations on bone breccias in a limestone cave.
2024年10月23日 — Hopeite is a unique mineral primarily made of zinc phosphate. It forms in oxidized zones of zinc ore deposits and has a range of colors. It's valued by collectors and …
Named after the Scottish chemist, Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844). Comments: Brownish pink, transparent crystalline aggregate of hopeite crystals. Location: Broken Hill mine, Kabwe, …
Hopeite is a rare zinc phosphate, it is a secondary mineral present in the oxidation zone of zinc deposits, along with smithsonite, hemimorphite and parahopeite. It was named in honor of the …
2022年12月13日 — This piece is filled with a few translucent, white to off-white well-formed blocky orthorhombic Hopeite crystals sitting on reddish-brown altered Sandstone matrix. The most …