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Webster 1913 Edition

Hopeite

Hope′ite

,

Noun.

[Named after Professor

Hope

, of Edinburgh.]

(Min.)

A hydrous phosphate of zinc in transparent prismatic crystals.

Definition 2024

hopeite

hopeite

English

Noun

hopeite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

References

hopeite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database