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RUBY ZINC [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A hexagonal zinc ore mineral occurring in massive or granular form, ranging in colour from dark red to black, or orange to pale-yellow in finely fractured or microcrystalline samples.

OBS

Zincite is moderately abundant, particularly in localized occurrences, at both Zn-Mn-Fe orebodies at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey.

OBS

ruby zinc: also used as a synonym for sphalerite.

Key term(s)
  • stirlingite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Oxyde naturel de zinc [...] du système hexagonal [...]

CONT

La zincite [est un] minéral orange à structure lamellaire [principalement] exploité au New Jersey.

OBS

Zincite. [...] Couleur : Orange, jaune, jaune orange, rouge, rouge brun, rouge jaune, brun orangé à rouge ou rouge-brun (le rouge est dû à des traces de manganèse).

OBS

La zincite peut aussi provenir d'une synthèse accidentelle dans les fours industriels de production de zinc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Óxido de cinc que existe al estado natural [...]

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