Formula: Zn2AlSb(OH)12
Origin of name: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN), after the chemical composition (Zn, Al, Sb)
Crystal system: Trigonal
Crystal class: 32
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Unit cell: a =5.327, c = 9.792
Colour: Colourless to milky white
Diaphaneity: Transparent
Luster: Vitreous
Habit: submillimetric prismatic crystals
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Comments: Found in a small cavity of a marble as the result of hydrothermal alteration of sulfides.
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