zincite

English

Zincite

Etymology

zinc +‎ -ite

Noun

zincite (usually uncountable, plural zincites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn2+)O, an important ore of zinc.

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Further reading

  • “Zincite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • zincite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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