Smithsonite

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:zinc_spar
gptkbp:associatedMinerals gptkb:willemite
gptkb:hemimorphite
gptkb:hydrozincite
gptkb:calcite
gptkb:aurichalcite
cerussite
malachite
gptkbp:category carbonate mineral
gptkbp:chemicalFormula ZnCO3
gptkbp:cleavage perfect rhombohedral
gptkbp:color blue
brown
gray
green
white
yellow
pink
gptkbp:component zinc
carbonate
gptkbp:crystalSystem trigonal
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1802
gptkbp:event oxidized zones of zinc ore deposits
gptkbp:fluorescence sometimes fluorescent under UV light
gptkbp:fracture conchoidal
gptkbp:habit massive
botryoidal
crystalline
globular
reniform
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 4–4.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smithsonite
gptkbp:IMA_symbol gptkb:Smt
gptkbp:luster vitreous
pearly
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Smithson
gptkbp:radioactive non-radioactive
gptkbp:solubility soluble in acids
gptkbp:specificGravity 4.4–4.5
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:uses collector's mineral
zinc ore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Smithson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5