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spencerite2 Min.|ˈspɛnsəraɪt|
[f. the name of L. J. Spencer (1870–1959), British mineralogist + -ite1.]
A hydrated basic zinc phosphate, Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2.3H2O, found as colourless or white monoclinic crystals, freq. in stalactitic masses, in a zinc mine near Salmo, British Columbia.
1916Nature 29 June 375/1 Prof. T. L. Walker: Spencerite, a new zinc phosphate from British Columbia. 1918Univ. of Toronto Studies (Geol. Ser.) No. 10. 13 The spencerite forms the central part of the stalactitic growths and would appear to have been sealed up by the later shell of calamine. 1972Mineral. Mag. XXXVIII. 690 Spencerite is an example of a mineral containing Zn in both octahedral and tetrahedral co-ordination. |