Smithsonite

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:appearance perfect
gptkbp:characteristic transparent to translucent
birefringent
double refractive
gptkbp:chemical_formula Zn CO3
gptkbp:color gptkb:blue
gptkb:green
gptkb:yellow
brown
gray
gptkbp:difficulty 4.5 to 5
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:England
gptkbp:discovery_year 1802
gptkbp:dissolved insoluble in water
soluble in acids
gptkbp:formation_temperature low temperature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smithsonite
gptkbp:is_found_in oxidized zones of zinc deposits
gptkbp:luster vitreous
gptkbp:mining_locations gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:USA
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:James_Smithson
gptkbp:notable_artifact galena
sphalerite
malachite
azurite
hemimorphite
smithsonite-like minerals
willemite
gptkbp:occurs_in secondary mineral
gptkbp:structure trigonal
gptkbp:surface 4.0 to 4.2
gptkbp:temperature_stability stable up to 300 ° C
gptkbp:uses gptkb:jewelry
ore of zinc
gptkbp:varieties fibrous
massive
botryoidal
reniform
stalactitic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Smithson_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5