Zaccagnaite

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Zaccagnaite is a mineral, with a formula Zn₄Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₂·3H₂O. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals associated with calcite in cavites in Carrera Marble of the Italian Alps and is thought to have formed by hydrothermal alteration of sphalerite in an aluminium rich envronment. It is named after Domenico Zaccagna (1851-1940), an Italian mineral collector.

[edit] See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

[edit] References

• Webmineral data
• Mindat.org