hydrozincite

 [hahy-droh-zing-kahyt]  

hy·dro·zinc·ite

   [hahy-droh-zing-kahyt]
noun Mineralogy.
a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6, an important ore of zinc in some localities.
Origin:
1850–55; < German Hydrozinkit; see hydro-, zincite
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