Zeiringite

Overview

(Ca,Ni)CO3
Fluorescence: green to light yellow under SW and LW	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	2.93 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Zeiringite - 3.5-4.0  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	light blue
Streak	white

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	orthorhombic -
Cleavage	distinct
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	sub-conchoidal
Luster	vitreous, glassy

Similar Minerals

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Group: -.

Subgroup: -.. - aragonite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula

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Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
-	ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH4)2Mg+25Fe+33Al(SO4)12·18(H2O)
-	braccoite	NaMn+25(Si5As+5O17(OH))(OH)
-	chubarovite	KZn2(BO3)Cl2
-	correianevesite	Fe+2Mn+22(PO4)2·3(H2O)
-	cortesognoite	CaV2(SiO7)(OH)2·(H2O)
-	eleonorite	Fe+36(PO4)4O(OH)4·6(H2O)
-	fouxiatouite	Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9(H2O)
-	kihlmanite-(Ce)	Ce2Tio2(SiO4)(HCO3)2(H2O)
-	mejillonesite	HNaMg2(HPO4)(PO4)(OH)·2(H2O)
-	möhnite	(NH4,K)K2Na(SO4)2
-	parádsasvárite	Nz2(CO3)(OH2)
-	plášilite	Na(UO2)(SO4)(OH)·2(H2O)
-	protochabournéite	Tl5-xPb2x(Sb,As)21-xS34
-	proto-ferro-suenoite	(Mn+2,Fe+2)2(Fe+2,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2
-	putnisite	SrCa4Cr+38(CO3)8(SO4)(OH)16·23(H2O)
-	schüllerite	Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe+2,Mg,Fe+3)2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH,F)4
-	shilovite	Cu(NH3)4(NO3)2
-	shimazakiite	Ca2B2-xO5-3x(OH)3x
-	tangdanite	Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9(H2O)
-	tashelgite	CaMgFe+2Al9O16(OH)
-	thorneite	Pb6(Te+62O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O)
-	torrecillasite	Na(As+3,Sb+3)4O6Cl
-	zeiringite	(Ca,Ni)CO3

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