Fraipontite Mineral Gallery

Fraipontite Mineral Gallery
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Fraipontite: (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4  
Zaccagnaite: Zn4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3(H2O)

Comments: Scanning electron microscope image of hexagonal, tapering, prismatic zaccagnaite crystals, covered by a thin crust of fraipontite. (AmMin 86:1294).
Location: Marble quarries of the Carrara basin (Apuan Alps, Italy). Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist

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Fraipontite: (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4  
Zinalsite: Zn2AlSi2O5(OH)4·2(H2O) (?)  
Smithsonite: ZnCO3

Comments: Pearly white, sub-mm fraipontite (zinalsite) crystals associated with green smithsonite.
Location: Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Specimen Size 1.4 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm.
© Rob Lavinsky
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