Zeolite (group)
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Hsianghualite , Edingtonite , Heulandite , Phillipsite (subgoup) , Thomsonite (subgroup) , Stilbite (subgroup) , Loomisite , Tschernichite , Pollucite , Gmelinite (subgroup) , Analcime
Open
Crystals of chabazite (zeolite), from Corporation Quarries, Collingwood, Victoria, AU. Specimen M 20385, Museums Victoria.
Photo by Frank Coffa (via Museums Victoria), CC-BY-4.0
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5
0
PL, PL/XL
Group
Zinc
Zn
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Open
Photo by Benjah-bmm27 (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
1
13
1
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Zinc oxide
ZnO
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Zincite
Open
Zincite specimen from Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
1
7
0
CL, CL/SEM
Simple oxide , Compound
Zinc selenide
ZnSe
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Stilleite
Open
CVD ZnSe optics ingots by Crystaltechno
Photo by Crystaltechno (via Wikimedia Commons). CC-BY-SA 3.0
0
1
0
IR
Compound , Selenide
Zinc sulphide
ZnS
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Sphalerite , Wurtzite
Open
Sphalerite specimen from Rodna, Transilvania, Romania
Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
4
40
1
CL
Sulphide , Compound
Zinc telluride
ZnTe
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0
1
0
IR
Compound, Telluride
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
0
1
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Simple oxide
Zinnwaldite
KFeII 2 Al(Al2 Si2 O10 )(OH)2 — KLi2 Al(Si4 O10 )(F,OH)2
Mica
Zinnwaldite-1M
Open
Zinnwaldite, from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Photo by the Smithsonian Institution, CC0
3
5
1
Reflectance
Hydroxide , Aluminosilicate , Series
Zinnwaldite-1M
KFeII 2 Al(Al2 Si2 O10 )(OH)2 — KLi2 Al(Si4 O10 )(F,OH)2
Zinnwaldite
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3
0
0
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Hydroxide , Aluminosilicate , Polytype
Zippeite
K2 [(UO2 )4 (SO4 )2 O2 (OH)2 ](H2 O)4
Minerals containing OH , Minerals containing SO4 , Minerals containing H2O
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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
0
3
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Sulphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Zircon
ZrSiO4
Minerals containing SiO4 , Zircon (group)
Cyrtolite
Open
Zircon specimen from Alta, Finnmark, Norway
Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
8
323
28
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, PL/Laser, SXES
Mineral, 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
1
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
1
26
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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1
2
1
CL
REE, Mineral
Zoisite
Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH)
Minerals containing OH , Minerals containing SiO4 , Epidote (group)
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Open
Zoisite specimens from Tanzania
Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
2
3
3
CL, EDS
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate