Minrecordite
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Minrecordite, CaZn(CO3)2, is a very rare mineral belonging to the dolomite group, the member with Ca and Zn. It was discovered, associated with dioptase, in a specimen from the Tsumeb mine (Namibia), which is consequently its type locality. Its name is a tribute to The Mineralogical Record magazine, representing the collaboration between professional and amateur mineralogists.[5] In this locality it is associated primarily with dioptase, and less frequently with duftite, calcite and malachite.[6] It is a rare mineral, which has been found only in a few deposits in the world. In addition to the type locality, it appears in the Preguiça mine, in Moura, district of Beja (Portugal).[7]
| Minrecordite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Carbonate minerals Dolomite group |
| Formula | CaZn(CO3)2 |
| IMA symbol | Mrd[1] |
| Strunz classification | 5.AB.10 |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Crystal class | 3 Rhomboehedral |
| Identification | |
| Color | White, colourless |
| Crystal habit | Typically rhombohedral crystals saddle-shaped, twisted |
| Cleavage | Very good on [10-14] |
| Mohs scale hardness | 3.5–4 |
| Luster | Pearly |
| Streak | White |
| Diaphaneity | Translucent |
| Specific gravity | 3.45 |
| References | [2][3][4] |