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Queitite

queitite

Zn2Pb4(Si2O7)(SiO4)(SO4)

Queitite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Queitite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Queitite is a lead zinc silicate sulphate that was named after the mineral dealer Clive S. Queit, who collected the first specimens. It got approved by the IMA in 1979, and it is an extremely rare secondary mineral.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 4

Scientific references

  1. Queitite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3927571 Link
  2. Queitite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queitite Link