zincite

English
Zincite

Etymology

zinc +‎ -ite

Noun

zincite (usually uncountable, plural zincites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn2+)O, an important ore of zinc.

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Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Zincite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “zincite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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