Mindat Short Description
Rosasite Group.
Rosasite is a secondary mineral found in the oxidation zone of copper-zinc deposits.
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Lovisato D (1908) Rosasite, nuovo minerale della miniera di Rosas (Sulcis, Sardegna), Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei 17, 723-728 Chemical formula changed from (Cu,Zn)_2_CO_3_(OH)_2_ because the Cu and Zn are found to order into distinct crystallographic sites: Perchiazzi N (2006) Crystal structure determination and Rietveld refinement of rosasite and mcguinnessite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplement 23, 505-510
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
CuZn(CO3)(OH)2
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Cu2+Zn2+CO3(OH)2