First occurrence of the mineral osakaite Zn4(OH)6(SO4)•5H2O for Bulgaria

Autor: Petko Petrov, Tsveta Stanimirova, Svetla Stariradeva
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society. 83:35-38
ISSN: 0007-3938
DOI: 10.52215/rev.bgs.2022.83.3.35
Popis: Osakaite, a new mineral for Bulgaria, was discovered in stalactites from the Gyudyurska mine, South Petrovitsa deposit, South Rhodope. The chemical composition determines isomorphous inclusion of Cu2+ and composition (Zn3Cu)(OH)6(SO4)•5H2O. The mineral is a product of the interaction of mine waters passing through Zn and Cu-sulfide ores. During prolonged storage in atmospheric conditions, part of the osakaite crystals were dehydrated to the formation of the minerals namuwite Zn3Cu(OH)6(SO4)•4H2O and lahnsteinite Zn3Cu(OH)6(SO4)•3H2O.
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