Zimbabweite
(Na,K)2PbAs4(Nb,Ta,Ti)4O18IMA symbol Zbb[1] Strunz classification 4.JA.40 Crystal system Orthorhombic Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space group Ccmb Unit cell a = 12.23 Å, b = 15.29 Å
c = 8.66 Å, Z = 4 Identification Color Yellow, yellow-brown Luster Adamantine References [2] Oxide minerals
Silicate minerals Other
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
c = 8.66 Å, Z = 4
Zimbabweite is a yellow brown mineral with orthorhombic crystal habit and a hardness of 5, with formula (Na,K)2PbAs4(Nb,Ta,Ti)4O18.[2] It is generally classed as an arsenite but is notable for also containing niobium and tantalum. It was discovered in 1986 in kaolinized pegmatite, i.e. weathered to clay, in Zimbabwe.[2]
References
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b c "Zimbabweite". Mindat.org. 30 October 2023.
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