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   by abreidenbach 4mo ago

   What metals normally associate with Zinc? Isn’t copper a pretty normal associate? There’s a lot of sulphates, silicon, silver, iron, etc in other minerals at this mine too And yeah, it could be a lot of undiscovered places as a supergene mi
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   by abreidenbach 4mo ago

   Yeah, I’m hoping to replicate the higher purity natural growth pathway in synthetics. The bottom line is higher purity means more zinc for us, and it’s a common enough ion in the earth’s crust. This mine in particular has a lot of Zn dense
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   by abreidenbach 4mo ago

   You sure can! Small amounts have been confirmed in Arizona. I wouldn’t be surprised if deposits were quite extensive. Over 10 different confirmed locations worldwide. See the Mindat page on herbertsmithite if you’re curious
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   by abreidenbach 4mo ago

   Hi everyone! This is Dr. Aaron Breidenbach, the author of the article. I’m very excited to see so much engagement here, and I just wanted to share a few updates and thoughts. The first is that The Department of Energy recently recognized my