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Hydrozincite from
Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia


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Hydrozincite

Staro Igrčevo Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
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Hydrozincite

Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
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Hydrozincite

Staro Igrčevo Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
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Hydrozincite

Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
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Hydrozincite

Staro Igrčevo Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
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Hydrozincite

Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hydrozincite
Formula:Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit:curtain-like sheets and small stalactites associated with smithsonite; vug fillings in galena and sphalerite
Colour:white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite1
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydrozincite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38424:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydrozincite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘHelena mining district, Črna na Koroškem, Slovenia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘPb deposit, Rijavitzagraben (Jeravitzagraben; Jeravica; Remscheniggraben), Bad Eisenkappel, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘWandelitzen, Trixen, Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘHochobir District, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘKleiner Obir District, Kleiner Obir, Gallizien, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘChristallnig Alp District (Kuhberg), Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘModre quarry, Terpetzen, Trixen, Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘRemšnik mine, Podvelka, Slovenia
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘWindisch-Bleiberg, Ferlach, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘMeiselding, Mölbling, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Terzić, S.B. (1972) Thallium and mercury in minerals from the Mežica ore deposit. Geologija, 15, 361-369.
Bancroft, Peter, Zorz, Mirjan, Krivograd, Franc, Kobler, Gregor (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mezice Mine, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 97-104
 
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