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Mindat Short Description
Two varieties are known, α-Hopeite and β-Hopeite (Spencer, 1908), which are distinguished by slightly different optical properties and thermal behaviour. These two varieties differ by the orientation of one water molecule in the crystal structure (Her...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Brewster D (1826) Description of hopeite, a new mineral from Altenberg near Aix-la-Chapelle, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 10, 107-111
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Zn3(PO4)2 · 4H2O
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Zn2+3(P5+O4)2·4H2O
