Hydrozincite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Hydrozincite [ Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ ]

Images of Hydrozincite

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Combined white-light photograph and shortwave UV photoluminescene image of crystals of hydrozincite (blue-green PL) and calcite (red PL), from Franklin, NJ. Size: 14cm

Image of a specimen of hydrozincite, chondrodite, diopside and calcite from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Longwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (powder blue PL), chondrodite (yellow PL), diopside (blue-green PL) and calcite (red-pink PL) from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing hydrozincite (blue-green) and calcite (red), from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite and calcite from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Photograph of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Size: 10cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite (blue-green) in a calcite matrix (red), from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen containing chondrodite, calcite, diopside and hydrozincite, from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 13cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite in a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave and midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Image of a specimen containing hydrozincite and calcite, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing chondrodite (yellow PL), calcite (red-pink PL), diopside (bluish-green to blue PL) and hydrozincite (powder blue PL), from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 13cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite in a specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite, chondrodite, Ddopside and calcite from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Size: 10cm

Photograph of a specimen containing chondrodite, calcite, diopside and hydrozincite, from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Photograph of fine crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (powder blue PL), chondrodite (yellow PL), diopside (blue-green PL) and calcite (red-pink PL) from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite and calcite from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing chondrodite (yellow PL), calcite (red-pink PL), diopside (bluish-green to blue PL) and hydrozincite (powder blue PL), from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Longwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave and midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Material properties

Formula	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Abbreviation	Hznc
Classifications	Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing CO3
Luminescence emitter	Triplet-singlet
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1853
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Hydroxide , Mineral, Carbonate

Composition

Element	Atoms
C	2
H	6
O	12
Zn	5
Total:	25

References for Hydrozincite

Reference

Lines

Spectra

Images

Hamblen 2003

Tarashchan 1978

Specimens of Hydrozincite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Chondrodite-Calcite-Diopside-Hydrozincite (Ontario)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Chondrodite, Diopside, Hydrozincite	Chondrodite-Calcite-Diopside-Hydrozincite (Ontario) Photograph of a specimen containing chondrodite, calcite, diopside and hydrozincite, from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 13cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Hydrozincite (#1, Durango)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Hydrozincite	Hydrozincite (#1, Durango) Photograph of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Size: 10cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Hydrozincite (#3, Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Hydrozincite	Hydrozincite (#3, Franklin, NJ) Photograph of fine crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Hydrozincite (#4, Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Hydrozincite	Hydrozincite (#4, Franklin, NJ) Image of a specimen containing hydrozincite and calcite, from Franklin, NJ Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Hydrozincite (#5, Ontario)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Hydrozincite	Hydrozincite (#5, Ontario) Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite and calcite from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Hydrozincite (#6, Ontario)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Chondrodite, Diopside, Hydrozincite	Hydrozincite (#6, Ontario) Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite, chondrodite, Ddopside and calcite from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Hydrozincite [ Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 ]

Images of Hydrozincite

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Combined white-light photograph and shortwave UV photoluminescene image of crystals of hydrozincite (blue-green PL) and calcite (red PL), from Franklin, NJ. Size: 14cm

Image of a specimen of hydrozincite, chondrodite, diopside and calcite from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Longwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (powder blue PL), chondrodite (yellow PL), diopside (blue-green PL) and calcite (red-pink PL) from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing hydrozincite (blue-green) and calcite (red), from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite and calcite from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Photograph of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Size: 10cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite (blue-green) in a calcite matrix (red), from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen containing chondrodite, calcite, diopside and hydrozincite, from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 13cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite in a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave and midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Image of a specimen containing hydrozincite and calcite, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing chondrodite (yellow PL), calcite (red-pink PL), diopside (bluish-green to blue PL) and hydrozincite (powder blue PL), from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 13cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite in a specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite, chondrodite, Ddopside and calcite from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Size: 10cm

Photograph of a specimen containing chondrodite, calcite, diopside and hydrozincite, from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Photograph of fine crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (powder blue PL), chondrodite (yellow PL), diopside (blue-green PL) and calcite (red-pink PL) from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 14cm

Photograph of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Photograph of a specimen of hydrozincite and calcite from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada. Size: 12cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen containing chondrodite (yellow PL), calcite (red-pink PL), diopside (bluish-green to blue PL) and hydrozincite (powder blue PL), from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Longwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave and midwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of hydrozincite (blue) and calcite (red) from Frontenac Lead Mine, Frontenac Co. Ontario Canada

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of crystals of hydrozincite on a calcite matrix, from Franklin, NJ

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a hydrozincite specimen from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Material properties

Composition

References for Hydrozincite

Specimens of Hydrozincite

Hydrozincite [ Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ ]