Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Herbertsmithite is a mineral with chemical structure ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2. It is named after the mineralogist Herbert Smith (1872–1953) and was first found in 1972 in Chile. A polymorph of kapellasite and closely related to paratacamite herbertsmithite is generally found in and around Anarak Iran hence its other name anarakite.Herbertsmithite is associated with copper mineralizations in syenitic porphyries and granites in Chile and in Triassic dolomite formations in Iran.
