Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Hilarion Mine
- Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines)
- Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)
- Lavreotiki
- East Attica
- Attica
- Greece
37.7200°, 24.0120°
2recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Space group
- #80
- Cell parameters
- a = 8.275(1) Å · c = 32.000(6) Å
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Fabritziet
- Unnamed (Zn Sulphate-Hydroxide-Chloride-Hydrate)
In other languages
- German
- Fabritzit · IMA 2020-040
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.7.DE
- 7SulfatesClass
- 7.DSulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2ODivision
- 7.DEWith only medium-sized cations; unclassifiedGroup
- 7.DEFabritziteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2013Kolitsch, U. and Giester, G. (2013) The crystal structure of a new secondary zinc mineral from Lavrion, Greece: Zn9(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2•6H2O. Poster, MinPet 2013, September 19-23; abstract in Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 159, 74. [http://erdwissenschaften.uni-graz.at/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/minpet2013/downloads/ThirdCircular2013_Final.pdf]
- 2014Kolitsch, U.; Rieck, B.; Brandstätter, F.; Schreiber, F.; Fabritz, K. H.; Blaß, G.; Gröbner, J. (2014) Neufunde aus dem altem Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (I). Mineralien-Welt, 25 (1). 60-75
- 2023Bosi, Ferdinando; Miyawaki, Ritsuro; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 71. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35 (1). 75-79 doi:10.5194/ejm-35-75-2023 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-35-75-2023
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Fabritzite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/fabritzite-470601},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}