Minrecordite, CaZn(CO₃)₂ , is a very rare mineral belonging to the

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group, the member with Ca and Zn. It was discovered, associated with dioptase, in a specimen from the

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(Namibia), which is consequently its type locality. Its name is a tribute to

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magazine, representing the collaboration between professional and amateur mineralogists. In this locality it is associated primarily with

dioptase Dioptase is an intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral. It is transparent to translucent. Its luster is vitreous to sub- adamantine. Its formula is Cu6Si6O18·6H2O (also reported as CuSiO2(OH)2). It has a hardness of 5 ...

, and less frequently with

duftite Duftite is a relatively common arsenate mineral with the formula CuPb(AsO4)(OH), related to conichalcite. It is green and often forms botryoidal aggregates. It is a member of the adelite-descloizite Group, Conichalcite-Duftite Series. Duftite and ...

, calcite and malachite. It is a rare mineral, which has been found only in a few deposits in the world. In addition to the type locality, it appears in the Preguiça mine, in Moura,

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References

{{Reflist Carbonate minerals Zinc minerals Minerals described in 1982