Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Hydrozincite also known as zinc bloom is a white carbonate mineral consisting of Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6. It is usually found in massive rather than crystalline form.It occurs as an oxidation product of zinc ores and as post mine incrustations. It occurs associated with smithsonite hemimorphite willemite cerussite aurichalcite calcite and limonite.It was first described in 1853 for an occurrence in Bad Bleiberg Carinthia Austria and named for its chemical content.
