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zinc bloom
A monoclinic mineral, 2(Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6) ; forms massive, fibrous, earthy, or compact encrustations with blue luminescence; a secondary mineral in weathered zones of zinc deposits commonly associated with smithsonite or sphalerite; a source of zinc.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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